cung

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Một cung thủ đang giương cung nhắm bắn vào bia tập.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Bow: A traditional weapon or tool consisting of a flexible stave with a taut string, used to shoot arrows or to fluff cotton.
   • Arc: A segment of a curve, especially part of the circumference of a circle.
   • Palace: The official residence of a sovereign, such as an emperor or king.
   • Temple; Sanctuary: The most sacred and solemn place of worship within a temple complex.
   • Stage; Leg: A section or leg of a journey or a road, often a day's travel or an administratively divided segment.
   • Deposition; Testimony: A formal statement or evidence given under oath to an investigative authority.
   • Musical Mode; Pitch; Key: In traditional music, a scale, tone, or melodic mode (e.g., Northern or Southern mode). Also, a unit of musical interval.
   • House; Sector: A division in a horoscope chart representing a specific area of life (e.g., house of destiny, house of marriage).

2. Verb:

   • To supply; to provide: To furnish or make goods available, especially in an economic context (opposite of demand).
   • To fluff (cotton): To use a bow or machine to tease apart cotton fibers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy giương cung bắn tên. (He draws the bow to shoot an arrow.)
  • Vẽ một cung tròn. (Draw an arc of a circle.)
  • Hoàng đế sống trong cung. (The emperor lives in the palace.)
  • Đi hết cung đường này thì nghỉ. (Finish this leg of the journey and then rest.)
  • Lời khai của bị can được ghi vào biên bản hỏi cung. (The suspect's testimony is recorded in the interrogation minutes.)
  • Bài hát này được hát theo cung Nam. (This song is sung in the Southern musical mode.)
  • Cung tài lộc của anh ấy rất tốt. (His wealth sector in the horoscope is very favorable.)

• Verb:

  • Nhà máy cung cấp hàng hoá cho thị trường. (The factory supplies goods to the market.)
  • Người ta dùng máy để cung bông. (People use a machine to fluff cotton.)

Advanced Usage

• "cung cấp": to supply, to provide.

  • Chính phủ cung cấp viện trợ nhân đạo. (The government provides humanitarian aid.)

• "cung đường": route, road section.

  • Cung đường đèo này rất nguy hiểm. (This mountain pass route is very dangerous.)

• "hỏi cung": to interrogate (to take a deposition).

  • Cảnh sát đang hỏi cung nghi phạm. (The police are interrogating the suspect.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cung điện (n): palace (emphasizing the building's grandeur).
• Cung ứng (v): to supply, to provision (often in logistics).
• Cung cách (n): manner, demeanor (shortened to in some colloquial speech).
• Cung tên (n): bow and arrow.
• Tự cung tự cấp (phrase): self-sufficient, self-reliant.

Synonyms

• Bow: crossbow (nỏ).
• Arc: curve (đường cong).
• Palace: royal residence (hoàng cung, điện).
• Supply: furnish (cung cấp), provide (đáp ứng).
• Testimony: statement (lời khai).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cung không kịp cầu: Supply does not meet demand.

  • Mặt hàng này đang trong tình trạng cung không kịp cầu. (This product is in a situation where supply cannot keep up with demand.)

• Lên cung trăng: To go to the moon (poetic).

  • Câu chuyện về chú Cuội lên cung trăng. (The story of Cuội going to the moon.)

• Cung bậc: Levels, degrees (often of emotion).

  • Bài thơ diễn tả đủ mọi cung bậc cảm xúc. (The poem expresses all levels of emotion.)

Học thuật

noun

1. palace; temple
   • hoàng cung
     Impesial palace
2. Bow; arc potch; mode
3. Item; chapter
4. Evidence; depositon; testimony
5. Stage; adminis trative divison of a road

verb

1. To supply
   • cung cấp lương thực
     to supply for food