gắp

Definition

Verb:
- To pick up (food) with chopsticks: The primary meaning of "gắp" is to use a pair of chopsticks to lift, take, or transfer food from a shared dish to one's own bowl or plate.
- To take with tongs or pincers: "Gắp" can also describe the action of using a tool like tongs, tweezers, or pincers to grasp or remove something.
Noun:
- A pair of bamboo tongs: A simple cooking utensil, traditionally made from a split bamboo stick, used to hold meat or fish over a grill.
- A portion of grilled food: A serving or portion of food (typically meat or fish) that is held together by such tongs for grilling.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Bạn có thể gắp cho tôi miếng thịt đó được không? (Can you pick up that piece of meat for me?)
- Cô ấy gắp rau bằng đũa rất khéo. (She picks up vegetables with chopsticks very skillfully.)
- Hãy dùng kẹp để gắp viên đá nóng. (Use the tongs to pick up the hot coal.)
Noun:
- Thịt bò được kẹp vào gắp tre rồi đem nướng. (The beef is clamped in bamboo tongs and then grilled.)
- Chúng tôi gọi hai gắp thịt nướng. (We ordered two portions of grilled meat [on skewers/tongs].)

Advanced Usage

"Gắp thả": To pick up and drop (often in a game or playful context), or to describe indecisive selection.
- Đừng có gắp thả thức ăn như thế. (Don't pick up and put down the food like that.)

Variants and Related Words

Gắp gắp mở mở (idiomatic verb phrase): To act in a hesitant, indecisive, or secretive manner.
- Anh ta nói chuyện gắp gắp mở mở, chẳng rõ ý gì. (He speaks in a vague and hedging way; his meaning is unclear.)

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Related Idioms

Liệu cơm gắp mắm: A proverb meaning "to gauge one's rice to match the fish sauce," i.e., to live within one's means or to act according to one's circumstances.
- Phải biết liệu cơm gắp mắm thì mới sống ổn được. (You must know how to live within your means to have a stable life.)

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