làng nước
Definition
- Noun:
- The village community; the public: Refers collectively to the people of a village or, by extension, the general public or community. It implies a shared social sphere where news and events are commonly known.
- Fellow villagers; the people of the village: Specifically denotes the inhabitants of one's own village, often in contexts of mutual aid or shared awareness.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chuyện đó cả làng nước đều biết. (The whole village/public knows about that.)
- Nhà cháy, phải kêu làng nước đến cứu. (The house was on fire, we had to call the villagers to help.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a connotation of communal scrutiny or collective opinion. An action becoming known to "làng nước" means it becomes public knowledge within that community, potentially subject to gossip or judgment.
Variants and Related Words
Làng xã (n): villages and communes; refers to the rural administrative and social structure.
- Phong tục làng xã (Village customs)
Công chúng (n): the public, audience (a more general, modern term without the specific rural connotation of "làng nước").
- Công chúng ngưỡng mộ cô ấy. (The public admires her.)
Synonyms
- The community: A body of people living in the same place or sharing a common characteristic.
- The public: People in general considered as a whole.
- The villagers: The inhabitants of a village.
Related Idioms
- Cả làng cả nước đều hay: A common phrase meaning "everyone knows," emphasizing widespread public knowledge within a community.
- Chuyện của họ, cả làng cả nước đều hay rồi. (Their affair, everyone in the community already knows.)