giang

Thân thiện

Một người thợ đan lát đang dùng lạt giang để buộc khung rổ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of bamboo: A plant similar to bamboo, with long, dark green internodes, used for weaving or making binding strips.
   • A type of bird: A large bird, larger than a heron, with a long, curved beak.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Plant):
  • Người dân đan rổ bằng giang. (People weave baskets with giang.)
  • Lạt giang rất dai và bền. (Strips made from giang are very tough and durable.)
• Noun (Bird):
  • Con giang đang đứng trên bãi lầy. (The giang bird is standing on the muddy flat.)

Advanced Usage

• Compound Words: The word "giang" is most commonly found in specific compound nouns. Its standalone use is rare.
  • cây giang: giang plant
  • lạt giang: binding strip made from giang
  • chim giang: giang bird

Variants and Related Words

• Giang sơn (n): A compound word meaning "country" or "fatherland" (literally "rivers and mountains"). This is a separate, fixed term and does not use the meaning of "giang" described above.
• Quá giang (v): A common phrase meaning "to hitch a ride" or "to get a lift." In its original, literal sense, it meant "to cross a river." This phrase is considered a separate lexical unit.

Synonyms

• Tre, nứa, vầu: Different types of bamboo or similar plants.
• Cò, diệc: Heron, egret (types of wading birds, but not exact synonyms for the specific ).

Important Note on Different Meanings

The word "giang" explained here refers to specific flora and fauna. It is not the common word for "river." The common Vietnamese word for "river" is "sông". - The reference definition "river" likely comes from the Chinese-Vietnamese (Hán-Việt) root found in compound words like giang sơn (rivers and mountains = country). This root is not used independently in modern Vietnamese to mean "river." - The reference "quá giang" is a fixed phrase where "giang" retains its archaic/literary meaning of "river."

Học thuật

noun

1. river
   • quá giang
     to cross a river