gồng
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Definition
Adjective:
- Invulnerable / Having a protective charm: Refers to a state or practice, often in folk belief or martial arts, where a person is believed to be magically protected from physical harm, such as cuts or blows.
Verb:
- To tense / To flex / To strain: To tighten or stiffen one's muscles, often to exert great physical effort or to brace the body.
- To shoulder / To carry with a pole: To transport goods by suspending them from a carrying pole (đòn gánh) balanced on the shoulder.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Người ta đồn ông ấy có gồng, dao chém không đứt. (People say he has a protective charm; a knife cannot cut him.)
- Verb (to tense):
- Anh ấy gồng người lên để nâng tạ. (He tensed his body to lift the weight.)
- Đừng gồng mình quá, hãy thư giãn một chút. (Don't strain yourself so much; relax a little.)
- Verb (to carry):
- Bà ấy gồng hai thúng lúa ra chợ. (She shouldered two baskets of rice to the market.)
Advanced Usage
- "gồng mình": To brace oneself, to summon all one's strength (often against a difficulty).
- Cả nước gồng mình chống lại dịch bệnh. (The whole country braced itself against the epidemic.)
- "lên gồng": To perform or activate the invulnerability charm/magic.
- Trước khi biểu diễn, người đó phải lên gồng. (Before the performance, that person must activate the protective charm.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gồng gánh (v): To shoulder the burden (literally and figuratively). This is the most common compound form.
- Cô ấy một mình gồng gánh cả gia đình. (She alone shoulders the burden of the whole family.)
- Đòn gánh (n): A carrying pole, the tool used for (carrying).
Synonyms
- Invulnerable: Impervious to harm.
- Tense / Strain: To tighten muscles.
- Shoulder / Carry: To bear a load.
Related Idioms
- Gồng mình chịu đựng: To grit one's teeth and endure, to bear up under strain.
- Công ty đang gồng mình chịu đựng khủng hoảng. (The company is gritting its teeth and enduring the crisis.)
adj
- invulnerable
- gồng gánhto shoulder