Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pair of things that are joined or connected: In Vietnamese, "cặp díp" refers to two items that are naturally or artificially attached or paired together, often in a way that they are picked up or held as one unit.
   • A couplet or a joined pair: It can describe two similar or identical things that form a connected set.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy gắp cặp díp hai miếng thịt bằng đũa. (He picked up the two joined pieces of meat with chopsticks.)
  • Trên cây có một cặp díp chuối chín. (On the tree, there is a pair of joined ripe bananas.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cặp díp" is primarily used in colloquial speech (khẩu ngữ). It is less common in formal writing.
• It often implies the items are naturally connected (like two segments of a fruit) or stuck together (like two pieces of food), rather than just being two separate items placed side by side.

Variants and Related Words

• Cặp (n): A pair, a couple (a more general and common term for any pair).
  • một cặp vợ chồng (a married couple)
• Díp: This element on its own is archaic and not used independently in modern Vietnamese. Its meaning is essentially "joined" or "coupled," and it only appears in the compound "cặp díp."

Synonyms

• Cặp đôi (n): A pair, a duo (often used for people or matching items).
• Đôi (n): A pair, a couple.
• Hai mảnh dính liền: Two pieces stuck together (a descriptive phrase).

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning revolves around physical connection. The reference from the Vietnamese-French dictionary ("accouplé" meaning coupled, paired) supports this idea of two entities being linked.
• It is a specific term. You would not use "cặp díp" for a pair of shoes or a couple of friends; it is better suited for items that are literally attached, like two conjoined leaves, two pieces of meat stuck together, or two bananas from the same hand.

khẩu ngữ

1. Joined together, twin
   • gắp cặp díp hai miếng thịt
     to pick up two bits of meat joined together