gióng

Definition

Noun:
- Internode: A segment of a plant stem, especially of bamboo or sugarcane, between two joints or nodes.
- Bar, Rail: A horizontal bar, often of wood or bamboo, used as a crossbar on a gate or in an animal pen.
Verb:
- To prod, to urge on: To beat a drum repeatedly to urge people to action, or to spur an animal (like a horse) to move faster.
- To align, to arrange evenly: To place things in a neat, orderly line or to make them level.
- To compare, to collate: To place items side by side to check for similarities or differences, such as comparing a translation with its original text.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- Chặt một gióng tre để làm ống nước. (Cut one bamboo internode to make a water pipe.)
- Hạ gióng chuồng lại để con trâu không ra được. (Lower the pen's bar so the buffalo cannot get out.)
Verb:
- Người xướng ngôn viên gióng trống tập hợp dân làng. (The herald beat the drum to gather the villagers.)
- Gióng những quyển sách cho thẳng trên kệ. (Align the books neatly on the shelf.)
- Cô giáo gióng hai bản văn để tìm lỗi sai. (The teacher collated the two texts to find mistakes.)

Advanced Usage

"gióng giả": To urge or encourage repeatedly, often with a sense of delay or empty promises.
- Anh ấy chỉ gióng giả về kế hoạch kinh doanh chứ chưa làm gì. (He just keeps talking about his business plan but hasn't done anything.)

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Related Idioms

Gióng trống khua chuông: To beat drums and ring bells—to announce something loudly and publicly to gather attention or support.
- Chiến dịch mới được gióng trống khua chuông rầm rộ. (The new campaign was announced with great fanfare.)

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