Definition

1. Noun:

   • Canvas, tarpaulin: A thick, sturdy, and coarse fabric, typically used to cover and protect things from rain or sun.
   • Cymbal: A musical instrument consisting of a round, slightly concave metal plate that is struck to produce a sound.
   • Postface, afterword: A short concluding section at the end of a book, often written by someone other than the author.
   • Baht: The currency unit of Thailand.

2. Verb:

   • To level, to flatten: To make a surface even or flat by removing high parts.
   • To be buffeted/driven away, to drift: To be pushed or carried away by force, such as wind or waves.
   • To slap (on the ear or neck): To hit someone sharply on the ear or the back of the neck with the hand.
   • (Vulgar, slang) To be unserious, unreliable: To behave in a frivolous or untrustworthy manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Nhà bạt (A canvas tent / A tent made of tarpaulin)
  • Mui xe bằng vải bạt (A car top made of canvas)
  • Tiếng bạt vang lên (The sound of the cymbal rang out)
  • Cuốn sách có một bài bạt rất hay (The book has a very good postface)
  • Giá một trăm bạt (The price is one hundred baht)

• Verb:

  • Bạt một miếng đất để làm vườn (To level a piece of land to make a garden)
  • Chiếc thuyền bị sóng đánh bạt đi (The boat was buffeted adrift by the waves)
  • Nó bị bạt một cái vào tai (He got slapped on the ear)
  • Hắn ta bạt lắm, đừng tin (He's very unreliable, don't trust him)

Advanced Usage

• "bạt mạng" / "bạt mạng sống": (verb phrase) To risk one's life recklessly.

  • Nó bạt mạng lao vào đám cháy (He recklessly risked his life rushing into the fire)

• "bạt vía" / "bạt hồn": (verb phrase) To be terrified, to be scared out of one's wits.

  • Câu chuyện ma làm tôi bạt vía (The ghost story scared me out of my wits)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạt tai (noun/phrase): A slap on the cheek/face.

  • Nó tặng cho thằng bắt nạt một cái bạt tai (He gave the bully a slap on the face)

• Não bạt (noun): Cymbals (a pair).

  • Tiếng não bạt trong dàn nhạc (The sound of cymbals in the orchestra)

Synonyms

• Noun (Canvas): vải dầu, vải nhựa (tarpaulin).
• Verb (To level): san bằng, làm phẳng (to flatten, to level).
• Verb (To drift): trôi dạt, cuốn đi (to drift away, to be swept away).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Đánh bạt: To drive away, to repel (often used with forces like enemies or wind).
  • Đánh bạt quân xâm lược (To drive the invaders away)
  • Gió đánh bạt mây (The wind drives the clouds away)

Related Idioms

• "Bạt ngàn": (adjective) Vast, stretching endlessly (often used for forests, fields).

  • Rừng cây bạt ngàn (A vast, endless forest)

• "Bạt tử": (adjective) Immortal, undying (literary).

  • Danh tiếng bạt tử (Immortal fame)

noun

1. canvas
   • nhà bạt
     a canvas-tent
   • mui xe bằng vải bạt
     a canvas car top
2. Cymbal
3. Postface afterword

verb

1. To buffet adrift
   • chiếc thuyền bị sóng đánh bạt đi
     The boat was buffeted adrift
   • mỗi người bạt đi một nơi
     each was buffeted adrift in a different direction