chung chạ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To cohabit / to live together: To share a living space and daily life, often implying a close, communal, or intimate domestic arrangement.
- To share indiscriminately: To use or partake in something (like possessions, food, or facilities) collectively without strict personal boundaries.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hai gia đình này đã chung chạ dưới một mái nhà suốt nhiều năm. (These two families have lived together under one roof for many years.)
- Trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn, mọi người phải chung chạ đồ đạc với nhau. (In difficult circumstances, people had to share belongings with each other.)
- Sóng gió một con thuyền chung chạ. (In stormy weather, we were together on one boat.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a nuance of a lack of privacy or propriety due to extremely close and shared living conditions. It can describe both neutral communal living and situations viewed as improper or promiscuous.
- Lối sống chung chạ đó bị làng xóm dị nghị. (That cohabiting lifestyle was gossiped about by the villagers.)
Variants and Related Words
Chung sống (v): to live together, cohabit (a more neutral term).
- Họ chung sống hòa thuận. (They live together harmoniously.)
Chung đụng (v): to come into contact with; to be in close, shared use (often for objects or spaces).
- Những đồ dùng công cộng thường xuyên bị chung đụng. (Public facilities are frequently used by everyone.)
Synonyms
- Cohabit: to live together, often as if married.
- Share: to use, occupy, or enjoy jointly.
- Commune: to live in a close-knit community, sharing possessions and life.
Related Idioms
- Chung chạ bát đĩa: To share bowls and plates; idiomatically meaning to live in very close, intimate quarters with little distinction between individuals' property.
- Cuộc sống trong trại tị nạn, ai cũng phải chung chạ bát đĩa. (Life in the refugee camp meant everyone had to share bowls and plates.)
- To share everything in everyday life
- To share bed and board