Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sail: A piece of fabric (or material like matting) attached to a mast on a boat or ship, designed to catch the wind and use its force to propel the vessel forward.
   • Set of sails: The collective sails of a boat or ship.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cánh buồm trắng in trên nền trời xanh. (The white sail is silhouetted against the blue sky.)
  • Con thuyền có ba cánh buồm lớn. (The boat has three large sails.)
  • Họ hạ buồm khi cơn bão đến. (They lowered the sails when the storm arrived.)

Advanced Usage

• "thuận buồm xuôi gió": Literally "favorable sail, smooth wind." An idiom meaning to proceed very smoothly and successfully, encountering no obstacles; to have plain sailing.

  • Công việc kinh doanh của họ luôn thuận buồm xuôi gió. (Their business always goes very smoothly.)

• "coi gió bỏ buồm": Literally "observe the wind, set the sail." A proverb meaning to act according to the circumstances; to be flexible and adapt one's actions to the situation.

Variants and Related Words

• Thuyền buồm (n): sailing boat, sailboat.

  • Anh ấy sở hữu một chiếc thuyền buồm nhỏ. (He owns a small sailboat.)

• Buồm lớn (n): mainsail.

• Buồm mũi (n): foresail.

Synonyms

• Sail: a piece of material used to catch the wind.
• Canvas: (in nautical context) can refer to sails.

Related Idioms

• Thuận buồm xuôi gió: To have everything go one's way; to meet with success without hindrance.
• Coi gió bỏ buồm: To trim one's sails to the wind; to adapt to circumstances.

noun

1. Sail
   • thuyền buồm
     a sailling boat

Idioms

• thuận buồm xuôi gió
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