giong
Definition
- Verb:
- To hasten; to proceed swiftly: To move or travel quickly, often with a sense of purpose or urgency.
- To drive; to herd; to lead: To guide or direct animals (like buffalo, horses) or sometimes people along a path or to a destination.
- To raise aloft; to hold high: To lift something up high, often for visibility, such as a torch or a flag.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to hasten):
- Sau khi nhận tin, anh ấy thẳng giong về quê. (After receiving the news, he hastened straight back to his hometown.)
- Verb (to drive/herd):
- Người nông dân giong trâu ra đồng. (The farmer drove the buffalo to the field.)
- Verb (to raise aloft):
- Họ giong cao ngọn đuốc để soi đường trong đêm. (They raised the torch high to light the path in the night.)
Advanced Usage
- "cờ giong": Refers to flags or banners held high and fluttering, often in a procession.
- Đoàn rước có cờ giong phấp phới. (The procession had fluttering banners held aloft.)
- The word can carry a classical or literary tone, often found in poetry and older texts to describe swift, purposeful movement.
Variants and Related Words
- Giong ruổi (v): To travel swiftly and tirelessly, often over a long distance.
- Kỵ sĩ giong ruổi trên thảo nguyên. (The knight rode swiftly across the prairie.)
- Giong buồm (v): To set sail; to sail (a boat).
- Thuyền giong buồm ra khơi. (The boat set sail for the open sea.)
Synonyms
- To hasten: to hurry, to speed.
- To drive: to herd, to steer.
- To raise: to hoist, to hold up.
Related Idioms
- Thẳng giong: To go straight ahead without delay or deviation.
- Ông ấy lên xe và thẳng giong đến sân bay. (He got in the car and went straight to the airport.)
- Giong ngựa chạy đường dài: To ride a horse on a long road (implies a long, swift journey or undertaking a long-term endeavor).
verb
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to run fast; to hasten
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