gù
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Definition
- Verb:
- To coo: To make the soft, low sound characteristic of doves and pigeons, especially males during courtship.
- To be hunchbacked, to have a stooped back: (Less common in modern usage) To have a back that is curved or bent forward.
Usage Examples
- Verb (To coo):
- Trên mái nhà, chim bồ câu đang gù. (On the roof, the dove is cooing.)
- Tiếng chim cu gù vang lên trong khu vườn yên tĩnh. (The sound of the dove cooing echoed in the quiet garden.)
- Verb (To be stooped):
- Ông cụ đã gù lưng vì tuổi tác. (The old man's back has become stooped with age.)
Advanced Usage
- "gù gù": An onomatopoeic reduplication describing the continuous or repetitive cooing sound.
- Chim cu gù gù suốt buổi sáng. (The dove cooed continuously all morning.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tiếng gù (n): The cooing sound.
- Tiếng gù của chim bồ câu nghe rất êm dịu. (The cooing of the pigeon sounds very gentle.)
- Gù lưng (v phrase): To have a hunched or stooped back.
- Ngồi làm việc sai tư thế lâu ngày có thể dẫn đến gù lưng. (Sitting with poor posture for a long time can lead to a hunched back.)
Synonyms
- Rúc (verb): To coo (often used for doves/pigeons).
- Còng lưng (verb phrase): To be stoop-backed.
Related Idioms
- Chim gù bồ câu gáy: A poetic phrase describing the sounds of doves and pigeons, often evoking a peaceful, rustic scene.
- Khung cảnh làng quê thanh bình với chim gù bồ câu gáy. (The peaceful countryside scene with the cooing of doves.)