Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fisherman: A person whose job is to catch fish, typically using nets, fishing rods, or other equipment. This term has a classical or literary nuance in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngư phủ đang kéo lưới lên thuyền. (The fisherman is pulling the net onto the boat.)
  • Cuộc sống của ngư phủ thường gắn liền với biển cả. (The life of a fisherman is often tied to the sea.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ngư phủ" is considered somewhat literary or archaic in contemporary Vietnamese. In everyday speech, words like "người đánh cá" or "dân chài" are more commonly used.
  • Trong thơ ca, hình ảnh ngư phủ thường tượng trưng cho sự giản dị và gần gũi với thiên nhiên. (In poetry, the image of a fisherman often symbolizes simplicity and closeness to nature.)

Variants and Related Words

• Người đánh cá (n): Fisherman (more common, neutral term).
• Dân chài (n): Fisherfolk; people who make a living by fishing (often refers to a community).
• Thuyền chài (n): Fishing boat.
• Nghề cá (n): Fishing industry.

Synonyms

• Fisherman: The direct and most common English equivalent.
• Angler: Specifically refers to someone who fishes with a hook and line (a rod fisher).
• Fisherfolk: A more general term for people, especially a community, engaged in fishing.

Related Phrases

• Làng chài: Fishing village.
  • Họ sinh sống trong một làng chài nhỏ. (They live in a small fishing village.)
• Nghề chài lưới: The trade of fishing with nets.
  • Nghề chài lưới đã có từ ngàn đời. (The trade of fishing with nets has existed for millennia.)

Related Idioms

• "Ngư phủ hỏi thăm đường, chú tiểu chỉ lối": Literally "The fisherman asks for directions, the young novice points the way." This idiom can imply that even an expert (the fisherman, familiar with the water) may sometimes need to ask for help from an unlikely source.
• "Một con cá đổ giỏ cả ngư phủ": Literally "One fish spoils the basket for the fisherman." Similar to "One bad apple spoils the bunch," indicating that one mistake or bad element can ruin the whole effort or group.

noun

1. fisherman