bầu

Definitions

Noun:
- Gourd (plant or fruit): A climbing plant cultivated in home gardens, or its fruit, which is used as a vegetable when young and can be dried to make containers.
- Container, vessel: An object, often made from a dried gourd shell or shaped like one, used for holding liquids or other substances (e.g., wine, lamp oil).
- Ovary (botany): The enlarged basal part of a pistil in a flower, containing the ovules.
- Pregnancy, belly (colloquial): A round, swollen abdomen, likened to the shape of a gourd, indicating pregnancy.
- Root ball: The clump of earth surrounding the roots of a plant when it is transplanted.
- Bulb (nautical): The bulbous protrusion at the bow or stern of a ship, designed to reduce water resistance or improve propeller efficiency.
- A volume/body of feelings: A metaphorical container representing the heart or mind holding a mass of emotions or thoughts.
Verb:
- To elect, to vote for: To choose someone for a position, office, or honor through a vote or collective decision.
Adjective (limited use):
- Plump, round, chubby: Describing something that is full and rounded in shape.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- Mẹ tôi nấu canh bầu với tôm. (My mother cooks gourd soup with shrimp.)
- Ông cụ mang theo một bầu nước khi lên nương. (The old man carries a gourd of water when going to the upland field.)
- Nhụy hoa phát triển thành bầu chứa noãn. (The pistil develops into an ovary containing ovules.)
- Chị ấy đang có bầu. (She is pregnant.)
- Khi đào cây, phải giữ nguyên bầu đất. (When digging up a tree, you must keep the root ball intact.)
- Anh ấy muốn dốc bầu tâm sự với bạn thân. (He wants to pour out all his confidences to his close friend.)
Verb:
- Nhân dân bầu ra Quốc hội. (The people elect the National Assembly.)
- Chúng tôi bầu bạn ấy làm lớp trưởng. (We voted for her to be the class president.)
Adjective:
- Em bé có đôi má bầu bầu rất dễ thương. (The baby has lovely, chubby cheeks.)

Advanced Usage

"Bầu không khí": Atmosphere, ambiance (literally "the gourd of air").
- Bầu không khí trong phòng họp rất căng thẳng. (The atmosphere in the meeting room was very tense.)
"Bầu bạn": Companions, circle of friends (literally "the gourd of friends").
- Sau này, bầu bạn của nó toàn là những nhà văn nổi tiếng. (Later, his circle of friends consisted entirely of famous writers.)
"Bầu sữa": Mother's breast, bosom (literally "the gourd of milk"); often used poetically.
- Quê hương là bầu sữa mẹ. (The homeland is a mother's nourishing bosom.)

Variants and Related Words

Synonyms

Quả bầu / Trái bầu (n): Gourd (fruit). (More specific)
Bình, lọ (n): Bottle, vase. (For the container meaning)
Bụng chửa (n): Pregnant belly. (For the pregnancy meaning)
Bầu cử (v/n): To elect, election. (For the voting meaning, but this is a compound)
Béo, mập (adj): Fat. (For the adjective meaning, but less specific to shape)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs / Verb-Object Constructions)

Có bầu / Mang bầu: To be pregnant.
- Cô ấy vui mừng thông báo mình đang mang bầu. (She happily announced that she is pregnant.)
Dốc bầu tâm sự: To pour out one's heart, to confide everything.
- Cuối cùng anh ấy cũng dốc bầu tâm sự với tôi. (He finally poured out his heart to me.)

Related Idioms

"Bầu ơi thương lấy bí cùng / Tuy rằng khác giống nhưng chung một giàn": "Oh gourd, have pity on the pumpkin; Though we are of different kinds, we share the same trellis." This proverb teaches solidarity and compassion among people from the same community or country, despite minor differences.
"Rượu ngon bất luận be sành / Áo rách khéo vá hơn lành vụng may": "Good wine needs no gourd pot / A skillfully patched rag is better than a clumsily sewn new garment." This saying values inner quality and skill over outward appearance or container.

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