lánh
Definition
- Verb:
- To avoid; to shun; to steer clear of: The primary meaning of "lánh" is to deliberately stay away from or evade a person, place, or situation considered undesirable, harmful, or troublesome.
- To take refuge; to shelter: It can also mean to go to a place for safety or protection from danger or difficulty.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy lánh mặt người bạn cũ. (She avoided her old friend.)
- Dân làng phải lánh vào rừng để tránh lũ. (The villagers had to take refuge in the forest to avoid the flood.)
- Anh ấy luôn lánh những cuộc tranh cãi. (He always shuns arguments.)
Advanced Usage
- "lánh nạn": to take refuge from disaster; to flee from danger.
- Họ tìm một nơi để lánh nạn. (They looked for a place to take refuge from the disaster.)
- "lánh đời": to withdraw from the world; to live in seclusion.
- Nhà thơ ấy sống ẩn dật, lánh đời. (That poet lived in reclusion, withdrawn from the world.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lánh mặt (v): to avoid meeting someone face-to-face.
- Nó đang lánh mặt chủ nợ. (He is avoiding his creditors.)
- Lánh xa (v): to stay far away from.
- Hãy lánh xa những kẻ xấu. (Stay away from bad people.)
Synonyms
- Avoid: to keep away from.
- Shun: to persistently avoid.
- Evade: to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness.
- Take shelter: to find a place of safety.
Related Idioms
- Lánh thân: to find a place to shelter oneself.
- Trong cơn bão, họ phải tìm chỗ lánh thân. (During the storm, they had to find a place to shelter.)
- Đen lánh / Bóng lánh (Adjective - from archaic/regional usage "nhánh"): Used to describe something with a deep, shiny, glossy black or polished appearance.
- Mái tóc đen lánh. (Glossy black hair.)
- Đôi giày bóng lánh. (Shiny shoes.)
verb
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to avoid; to shun
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lánh nạnto shun danger
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