Definition

1. Noun:

   • Poplar: A type of tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and often triangular leaves.
   • (Philosophy) Yang: In traditional East Asian philosophy, one of the two fundamental opposing principles (the other being âm - yin). Yang represents the active, positive, masculine, bright, and solar force in the universe.
   • (Chemistry) Base: A substance with a pH greater than 7, the opposite of an acid.
   • (Archaic) Ocean: An old term for a large sea.

2. Adjective:

   • Positive: Having a presence or charge of a certain type, especially in electricity or mathematics (e.g., a positive number, a positive electrode).
   • Masculine; Male: Pertaining to the male sex or principle.
   • Solar: Relating to the sun.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những cây dương cao vút ven đường. (The tall poplar trees along the road.)
  • Âm và dương phải cân bằng. (Yin and yang must be balanced.)
  • Chất này có tính dương. (This substance is basic / has alkaline properties.)
• Adjective:
  • Số dương. (A positive number.)
  • Năng lượng dương. (Positive / masculine energy.)
  • Hệ dương. (The solar system.)

Advanced Usage

• "cực dương" (anode): The positive electrode in an electrical device.
  • Dây dẫn nối với cực dương. (The wire is connected to the anode.)
• "dương tính" (positive/affirmative): A term used in medicine to indicate the presence of a condition or pathogen, or a general state of affirmation.
  • Kết quả xét nghiệm là dương tính. (The test result is positive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dương liễu (n): Willow tree (often used poetically).
  • Bên bờ sông, dương liễu rủ bóng. (By the riverbank, willows droop their shade.)
• Dương bản (n): Positive (in photography); a print or image where the light and dark values correspond to the original scene.
• Dương vật (n): Penis (male reproductive organ).

Synonyms

• Poplar: A type of tree.
• Yang: The masculine, active principle (in philosophy).
• Positive: Marked by affirmation, addition, or a charge (in science/math).
• Alkaline/Basic: Having a pH above 7.

Related Idioms

• Âm dương cách trở: To be separated by life and death; to be worlds apart.
  • Hai người họ giờ đã âm dương cách trở. (The two of them are now separated by life and death.)
• Dương dương tự đắc: To be very self-satisfied, smug, or complacent.
  • Anh ta thắng một trận đã dương dương tự đắc. (He won one match and became very smug.)

noun

1. poplar
2. Ocean

adj

1. possitive; male; solar