ấp
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Land holding (of a vassal or nobleman): In historical contexts, a fief or estate granted by a monarch.
- Small settlement or hamlet: A small village or community, often in a newly reclaimed or rural area.
Verb:
- To hatch, to brood, to incubate: To keep eggs warm so they can develop and hatch, typically done by a bird or using a machine.
- To embrace, to hug, to hold closely: To clasp or hold someone or something affectionately and tightly.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Ông ấy được vua ban cho một ấp. (He was granted a fief by the king.)
- Gia đình tôi sống trong một ấp nhỏ ở vùng nông thôn. (My family lives in a small hamlet in the countryside.)
- ấp chiến lược là một chính sách thời chiến. (The strategic hamlet was a wartime policy.)
Verb:
- Con gà mái đang ấp trứng. (The hen is brooding on the eggs.)
- Họ dùng máy để ấp trứng gà. (They use a machine to incubate chicken eggs.)
- Đứa trẻ ấp con gấu bông khi ngủ. (The child hugs the teddy bear while sleeping.)
- "Núi ấp ôm mây, mây ấp núi." ("The mountain embraces the clouds, the clouds embrace the mountain.")
Advanced Usage
"ấp ủ": to nurture, to cherish (an idea, a plan, or a feeling).
- Cô ấy đã ấp ủ giấc mơ du lịch vòng quanh thế giới từ lâu. (She has long cherished the dream of traveling around the world.)
"ấp trứng": the act of hatching eggs.
- Thời gian ấp trứng của vịt là 28 ngày. (The incubation period for duck eggs is 28 days.)
Variants and Related Words
- ấp trại (n): a small farmstead or settlement.
- Lập ấp (v): to establish a hamlet or settlement.
- Máy ấp trứng (n): an incubator (egg-hatching machine).
Synonyms
- Noun (Hamlet): village, settlement.
- Verb (To hatch): incubate, brood.
- Verb (To embrace): hug, clasp, cuddle.
Related Idioms
- ấp lạnh: (literally "cold brooding") refers to artificial incubation using a machine, without a mother hen.
- ấp yêu thương: (figuratively "to brood with love") to cherish and protect lovingly.
noun
- land holding (of vassal or nobleman)
- small settlement at newly-reclaimed site hamlet
- ấp tân sinhNew life hamlet
- ấp chiến lượcstrategic hamlet
verb
- to hatch, to brood, to sit, to incubate
- gà mái ấpa sitting hen
- ấp trứng bằng máyto hatch eggs with an incubator
- to embrace, to hug
- "Núi ấp ôm mây, mây ấp núi, Lòng sông gương sáng bụi không mờ"