nhà bè
Definition
Noun: * Houseboat, floating house: A dwelling built on a raft or pontoons, designed to float on water, typically found on rivers, canals, or in coastal areas.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhiều gia đình sống trên nhà bè ở sông Mekong. (Many families live on houseboats on the Mekong River.)
- Khu chợ nổi có rất nhiều nhà bè bán trái cây. (The floating market has many floating houses selling fruit.)
- Họ di chuyển nhà bè của mình đến một khúc sông khác. (They moved their houseboat to a different part of the river.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "nhà bè" specifically refers to a permanent or semi-permanent floating dwelling used for living or commerce. It is distinct from a boat used primarily for transportation (thuyền, tàu).
- It can describe a single structure or collectively refer to a community or area of such dwellings (e.g., - the houseboat community/area).
Variants and Related Words
- Bè (n): Raft. This is the base component; a nhà bè is a house built a bè.
- Nhà nổi (n): Floating house. A near-synonym, though sometimes implying a more modern or fixed structure.
- Nhà sàn (n): Stilt house. A related architectural type built on stilts water or land, not floating on it.
Synonyms
- Floating house
- Houseboat
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Sống trên nhà bè: To live on a houseboat.
- Ông bà tôi đã sống trên nhà bè cả đời. (My grandparents have lived on a houseboat their whole lives.)
noun
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houseboat, floating-house
