Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large seafaring vessel: A traditional Vietnamese wooden sailing ship, typically used for coastal and ocean voyages.
   • A type of junk: Specifically refers to a sizable, often multi-masted, wooden merchant ship used historically in Vietnam and the South China Sea region.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiếc ghe bầu đang cập bến. (The ghe bầu is docking at the port.)
  • Ngư dân dùng ghe bầu để đánh bắt xa bờ. (Fishermen use the ghe bầu for offshore fishing.)
  • Ghe bầu là một phần quan trọng trong lịch sử hàng hải Việt Nam. (The ghe bầu is an important part of Vietnamese maritime history.)

Advanced Usage

• "thuyền ghe bầu": This phrase explicitly combines "thuyền" (boat/ship) with "ghe bầu" for emphasis, though "ghe bầu" alone is sufficient.
  • Đoàn thuyền ghe bầu ra khơi vào lúc bình minh. (The fleet of ghe bầu ships set sail at dawn.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ghe (n): A general term for a boat or smaller vessel, often riverine. This is the root word.
• Thuyền buồm (n): Sailing ship/sailboat. A more modern or generic term.
• Thuyền gỗ (n): Wooden boat. Describes the material.
• Tàu buồm (n): Sailboat/sailing ship. A Sino-Vietnamese term.

Synonyms

• Thuyền buồm lớn: Large sailing ship.
• Thuyền biển: Seagoing vessel.
• Junk (in English context): A term for traditional Chinese/Vietnamese sailing ships.

Related Phrases

• Đi bằng ghe bầu: To travel by .
  • Ông cha ta thường đi bằng ghe bầu để buôn bán. (Our ancestors often traveled by ghe bầu for trade.)
• Chủ ghe bầu: Owner of a .
  • Chủ ghe bầu là người chỉ huy chuyến đi. (The owner of the ghe bầu is the commander of the voyage.)

Related Idioms

• Vững như ghe bầu: As steady as a (used to describe something or someone very stable and reliable).
  • Anh ấy làm việc vững như ghe bầu. (He works as steady as a ghe bầu.)
• Chở bằng ghe bầu: To transport by (can imply carrying a very large quantity).
  • Hàng hóa chở bằng ghe bầu cập bến an toàn. (The goods transported by ghe bầu docked safely.)