chèo

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông dùng mái chèo để đẩy con thuyền trên sông.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To row: To propel a boat through water using oars.
   • To paddle: To move a small boat, such as a canoe or kayak, using a paddle.

2. Noun:

   • Oar: A long pole with a flat blade at one end, used for rowing a boat.
   • Paddle: A short oar with a wide blade, used without a rowlock.
   • Chèo (Traditional operetta): A form of Vietnamese musical theater, originating from the Red River Delta, that combines folk music, dance, and satire.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ chèo thuyền ra giữa hồ. (They rowed the boat to the middle of the lake.)
  • Anh ấy đang học cách chèo thuyền kayak. (He is learning how to paddle a kayak.)
• Noun (Oar/Paddle):
  • Cô ấy cầm mái chèo và bắt đầu chèo. (She took the oar and began to row.)
• Noun (Operetta):
  • Ông bà tôi rất thích xem chèo. (My grandparents love watching Chèo operetta.)

Advanced Usage

• "chèo chống": To row and pole; metaphorically, to manage or handle a difficult situation with effort.
  • Một mình bà ấy chèo chống cả gia đình. (She alone manages the entire family.)
• "chèo kéo": To solicit or canvass aggressively (e.g., for customers, votes).
  • Nhân viên đang chèo kéo khách hàng trước cửa hàng. (The staff are soliciting customers in front of the store.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chèo thuyền (v): To row a boat.
• Chèo đò (v): To row a ferry; to work as a ferry operator.
• Mái chèo (n): Oar, paddle.
• Nghệ sĩ chèo (n): A Chèo opera performer.

Synonyms

• Row: To propel with oars.
• Paddle: To move with a short oar.
• Oar: A tool for rowing.
• Folk opera: A traditional musical drama (for the operetta meaning).

Related Idioms

• Xuôi chèo mát mái: Literally "smooth rowing, cool hands"; meaning everything goes smoothly and easily.
  • Công việc xuôi chèo mát mái. (The work is going smoothly.)
• Vụng chèo khéo chống: Literally "clumsy at rowing but skillful at poling"; meaning to be unskilled in one thing but skilled in another, often used humorously or critically.

Học thuật

verb

1. To row
   • chèo thuyền
     to row a boat

noun

1. Oar
   • mái chèo
     an oar
2. Traditional operetta
3. Chèo (Traditional operetta) is an original synthesis of folk songs, dances and narration. The words of the play are imbued with the lyricism of folk songs, proverbs and popular sayings. A Chèo play could be put on stage in a large theatre, but it also could be performed successfully on one or two bed mats spread in the middle of a communal house with a cast of only three: a hero, a heroine and a clown. The clown in a Chèo play seems to be a supporting role, but actually he or she is very important to the performance. The clowns present a comic portrayal of social life, with ridiculous and satirical words and gestures they reduce the audience to tears of laughter. The national Chèo repertoire includes among others Truong Vien, Kim Nhan, Lưu Bình Dương Lễ and Quan Am Thị Kính, which are considered treasures of the traditional stage