nhổ neo
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To weigh anchor: To lift the anchor from the seabed in order to set sail and depart from a harbor or anchorage.
- (Figurative) To depart, to leave: To leave a place or situation, often to start a new journey or phase.
Usage Examples
Literal meaning:
- Con tàu nhổ neo lúc bình minh. (The ship weighed anchor at dawn.)
- Sau khi kiểm tra động cơ, thuyền trưởng ra lệnh nhổ neo. (After checking the engine, the captain ordered to weigh anchor.)
Figurative meaning:
- Công ty đã nhổ neo đến một thị trường mới. (The company has weighed anchor for a new market.)
- Sau đám cưới, họ nhổ neo đến một thành phố khác để sinh sống. (After the wedding, they weighed anchor for another city to live.)
Advanced Usage
"sẵn sàng nhổ neo": ready to weigh anchor; ready to depart.
- Đoàn thám hiểm đã sẵn sàng nhổ neo. (The expedition team was ready to weigh anchor.)
"giờ nhổ neo": departure time (literally: weighing anchor time).
- Giờ nhổ neo được ấn định vào lúc 5 giờ chiều. (The weighing anchor time is scheduled for 5 PM.)
Variants and Related Words
Neo (n): anchor.
- Thả neo: to drop anchor / to cast anchor.
- Mỏ neo: anchor (the physical object).
Nhổ (v): to pull out, to uproot (e.g., nhổ cỏ: to weed; nhổ răng: to extract a tooth). In "nhổ neo", it specifically means to pull up/lift.
Synonyms
- Khởi hành: to depart, to set off.
- Ra khơi: to put out to sea.
- Rời bến: to leave the port/station.
Related Phrases / Idioms
"Nhổ neo lên đường": to weigh anchor and set off on the journey.
- Sau những lời chúc tốt đẹp, họ nhổ neo lên đường. (After the warm wishes, they weighed anchor and set off on their journey.)
"Nhổ neo sang ngang": (figurative, colloquial) to leave for a new opportunity, often implying a change in job or partner.
- Nghe đồn anh ấy định nhổ neo sang ngang công ty đối thủ. (Rumor has it he plans to weigh anchor for the competitor's company.)
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Weigh anchor
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Tàu nhổ neo ra khơiThe ship weighed anchor and steamed off to the high seas
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