dung thân
Definition
- Verb:
- To take refuge: To find shelter or protection in a place, especially during a time of difficulty or danger.
- To find a place to stay: To seek and secure a location where one can reside, often temporarily and out of necessity.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trong cơn bão, họ phải tìm một hang động để dung thân. (During the storm, they had to find a cave to take refuge.)
- Sau khi mất nhà, ông ấy không biết kiếm đâu ra chỗ dung thân. (After losing his home, he did not know where to find a place to stay.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "dung thân" is often used in literary or formal contexts to describe a state of seeking asylum or a safe haven, implying a degree of hardship or displacement.
Variants and Related Words
- Nương thân (v): A close synonym meaning to rely on a place for shelter and protection.
- Cô ấy phải nương thân ở nhà người quen. (She had to take shelter at an acquaintance's house.)
Synonyms
- To take shelter: To find a place that provides protection.
- To seek asylum: To seek protection, especially in a foreign country.
- To find sanctuary: To find a place of refuge or safety.
Related Idioms
- "Chỗ dung thân": A refuge; a place to stay. This phrase refers directly to the physical location where one takes shelter.
- Giữa thành phố lạ, anh ta loay hoay tìm chỗ dung thân. (In the unfamiliar city, he struggled to find a refuge.)
verb
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to take refuge
