ngầm
Definition
- Adjective:
- Secret, hidden, not openly shown: Refers to something concealed, not apparent on the surface, often involving intentions or actions.
- Underground, submerged: Refers to something physically located beneath the surface of the ground or water.
- Tacit, implicit: Refers to an understanding or agreement that is implied without being directly stated.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Họ có một thỏa thuận ngầm với nhau. (They have a tacit agreement with each other.)
- Con tàu ngầm lặn xuống đáy biển. (The submarine dove to the seabed.)
- Âm mưu ngầm của hắn cuối cùng cũng bị phát hiện. (His secret plot was finally discovered.)
Advanced Usage
- "hiểu ngầm": to understand implicitly/tacitly.
- Chúng tôi hiểu ngầm là sẽ gặp nhau lúc 8 giờ. (We tacitly understood that we would meet at 8 o'clock.)
- "điều kiện ngầm": implicit/tacit condition.
- Hợp đồng có một số điều kiện ngầm chưa được nêu ra. (The contract has some tacit conditions that haven't been stated.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tàu ngầm (noun): submarine (a compound noun where 'ngầm' functions as an adjective meaning 'submerged').
- Đường ngầm (noun): underground passage/tunnel.
- Ngầm ngầm (adverb): secretly, in a hidden manner (reduplicated form for emphasis).
- Anh ta ngầm ngầm giúp đỡ gia đình họ. (He secretly helped their family.)
Synonyms
- Bí mật (adj): secret.
- Kín đáo (adj): discreet, private.
- Ngấm ngầm (adj/adv): secretly, insidiously (often with a negative connotation of gradual, hidden action).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As 'ngầm' is primarily an adjective in Vietnamese, it does not form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its combinations typically create compound nouns or adverbial phrases.) - Hành động ngầm: to act secretly/covertly. - Nhóm điều tra đang hành động ngầm. (The investigation team is acting covertly.)
Related Idioms
- Giận ngầm: to harbor secret anger/resentment.
- Cô ấy không nói gì nhưng đang giận ngầm anh. (She didn't say anything but is harboring secret anger towards him.)
- Nghịch ngầm: to be mischievous in a sly, secretive way.
- Đứa trẻ rất nghịch ngầm, hay trêu chọc bạn mà không để lộ. (The child is very slyly mischievous, often teasing friends without showing it.)
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secret, underground ; tacit
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