cắt rốn

Bác sĩ sẽ cắt rốn cho em bé ngay sau khi sinh.

Definition

1. Verb (Động từ): * To cut the umbilical cord: The literal, medical action of severing the umbilical cord connecting a newborn baby to the placenta after birth. * To sever the final physical tie at birth: Symbolizes the act of completing the physical separation of a child from its mother, marking the start of its independent biological life.

2. Idiomatic Noun Phrase (Thành ngữ Danh từ): * "Nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn": A deeply meaningful idiom translating literally as "the place where one's placenta and umbilical cord are buried." It figuratively means one's native land, birthplace, or homeland—the place of one's origins and deepest roots.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Bác sĩ sẽ cắt rốn cho em bé ngay sau khi sinh. (The doctor will cut the umbilical cord for the baby right after birth.)
  • Hành động cắt rốn đánh dấu sự chào đời độc lập của một sinh linh. (The act of cutting the umbilical cord marks the independent birth of a living being.)

• Idiomatic Noun Phrase ("nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn"):

  • Dù đi xa, anh ấy luôn nhớ về nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn của mình. (Even when far away, he always remembers his native land.)
  • Làng quê yên bình ấy chính là nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn của tôi. (That peaceful village is my birthplace.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "cắt rốn" is almost never used in modern Vietnamese outside of the literal medical context or within the fixed idiom "nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn". Its power lies in its symbolic weight within that idiom.
• The idiom "nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn" carries a stronger emotional and cultural connotation than more neutral terms like (homeland) or (place of birth). It evokes a profound, almost sacred connection to the land of one's origin.

Variants and Related Words

• Cuống rốn (Noun): The umbilical cord itself.
• Nhau thai (Noun): The placenta.
• Quê hương (Noun): Homeland, hometown. (A more common, less poetic synonym for the idiom's meaning).
• Nguyên quán (Noun): Native place, origin (often used in official contexts).

Synonyms

• For the literal action: (to cut the umbilical cord).
• For the idiomatic meaning: (fatherland), (place of birth).

Related Idioms

• Nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn: As defined above, this is the primary and essential idiom containing the term.
• Gắn bó máu thịt: (To be flesh-and-blood bonded). This expresses a similarly deep, inseparable connection, often to one's homeland or family.