con đàn
Definition
- Noun:
- Children of a large family: Refers to the children, especially the many children, within a family. It emphasizes the group of siblings as a collective unit.
- Brood, litter (figurative): Can be used figuratively to describe a large group of young offspring, similar to a brood of animals, though primarily used for humans.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia đình ấy có một con đàn cháu đống. (That family has a whole brood of grandchildren.)
- Bà cụ vui vẻ với con đàn cháu đống. (The old lady is happy with her many grandchildren.)
- Nuôi nấng một con đàn là công việc vất vả. (Raising a large brood of children is hard work.)
Advanced Usage
- "con đàn cháu đống": A common idiomatic phrase meaning a very large number of children and grandchildren, a big family. It strongly emphasizes abundance and multigenerational family size.
- Ước mơ của ông bà là nhìn thấy con đàn cháu đống. (The grandparents' dream is to see a house full of children and grandchildren.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đông con (phrase): Having many children.
- Gia đình họ đông con. (Their family has many children.)
- Con cái (noun): Children, offspring (a more general and common term).
- Họ có ba người con cái. (They have three children.)
Synonyms
- Lũ trẻ (noun): The kids, the children (informal, can imply a group).
- Bầy con (noun): Brood of children (similar figurative use, can sound slightly less formal than ).
Related Idioms
- "Con đàn cháu đống": As mentioned above, this is the primary and most natural idiom containing the word, meaning a large, thriving family with many descendants.
- Cụ bà sống thọ để hưởng phúc con đàn cháu đống. (The old woman lived a long life to enjoy the blessing of a house full of descendants.)