cạp
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Definition
Noun:
- Hem, rim, edge: A reinforcing band, often made of bamboo, rattan, or cloth, attached to the edge of a woven item (like a basket or mat) or the waistband of trousers to prevent fraying and add strength.
- Waistband (of trousers/skirt): Specifically refers to the band of fabric at the top of a pair of trousers or a skirt, often where a belt or drawstring is inserted.
Verb:
- To hem, to rim, to edge: The action of attaching a reinforcing band to the edge of something.
- To embank, to reinforce with earth: The action of adding soil or earth to strengthen a structure like a dike, road, or pond bank.
- To gnaw, to nibble: (Less common) To bite or chew on something persistently, taking small bites.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Cạp rổ bằng tre rất chắc. (The bamboo rim on the basket is very sturdy.)
- Cạp quần này bị rộng. (This trouser waistband is too loose.)
- Chiếu mới có cạp màu đỏ. (The new mat has a red hem.)
Verb:
- Bà ấy đang cạp lại cái thúng cũ. (She is putting a new rim on the old basket.)
- Người dân cùng nhau cạp bờ ao. (The villagers worked together to embank the pond.)
- Con chuột cạp vào góc tủ. (The mouse gnawed at the corner of the cabinet.)
Advanced Usage
"cạp đất": to bank up with soil, to reinforce with earth.
- Phải cạp đất cho chân đê thêm vững. (We must bank up the soil to make the dike base more solid.)
"đường cạp": a newly banked-up road.
- Sau trận mưa, đường cạp vẫn không bị sụt. (After the rain, the newly banked road did not collapse.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nẹp (n): A strip, binding, or edge banding (similar in function to but often made of different materials and used on different items like clothing or books).
- Viền (n/v): To border, to edge; a border or trim (more general than , often decorative).
- Đai (n): A belt, band, or hoop (a broader term that can include the function of a ).
Synonyms
- Noun (Hem/Rim): Vành (rim, especially of a wheel or round object), mép (edge, but not necessarily reinforced).
- Verb (To hem): Viền (to border, to edge).
- Verb (To embank): Đắp (to mound up, to build up), bồi (to silt up, to fill in).
- Verb (To gnaw): Gặm (to gnaw), nhấm (to nibble).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Cạp vào: (Literally: to gnaw/chew into) Can imply persistent, bothersome action.
- Lo lắng cạp vào tâm trí anh ta. (Worry gnawed at his mind.)
Related Idioms
- Cạp đất mà ăn: (Literally: to gnaw on dirt to eat) An idiom expressing extreme poverty and hardship.
- Thời đói kém, nhiều người tưởng phải cạp đất mà ăn. (During the famine, many people thought they would have to gnaw on dirt to survive.)
noun
- Hem, rim, edge
- cạp rổthe rim on a basket
- cạp quầnthe upper hem of a pair of trousers, the belt of a pair of trousers
verb
- To hem, to rim, to embank
- cạp lại cái ráto put a new rim on a basket
- cạp bờ aoto embank a pond
- To gnaw into