nhẫn

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Cô ấy đeo một chiếc nhẫn kim cương trên ngón tay áp út.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Ring: A small circular band, typically made of precious metal, worn on a finger as jewelry or as a symbol (e.g., of marriage).
   • Gemstone setting (archaic): The part of a ring that holds the stone (e.g., the bezel or chaton).

2. Adjective:

   • Patient; forbearing: Having the ability to endure annoyance, provocation, or hardship without complaint or anger.
   • Bitter (in taste): Having a sharp, pungent taste that is not sour or sweet.

3. Verb (literary/archaic):

   • To endure; to bear; to tolerate: To suffer something painful or inconvenient patiently.
   • To last until; to persist up to (a point in time): Used to indicate an action continues up to a specified moment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy được tặng một chiếc nhẫn đính hôn. (She was given an engagement ring.)
  • Nhẫn kim cương của cô ấy rất lấp lánh. (Her diamond ring is very sparkling.)
• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy là người rất nhẫn nại. (He is a very patient person.)
  • Vị thuốc này hơi nhẫn. (This medicine tastes slightly bitter.)
• Verb (archaic):
  • Cớ chi ngồi nhẫn tàn canh? (Truyện Kiều) (Why sit until the night watch ends?)

Advanced Usage

• "nhẫn nại": Patience; the quality of being patient and persevering.
  • Cô giáo cần rất nhiều nhẫn nại. (A teacher needs a lot of patience.)
• "nhẫn nhịn": To forbear; to suppress one's feelings and endure silently.
  • Bà ấy nhẫn nhịn mọi khó khăn để nuôi con. (She endured all hardships to raise her children.)
• "nhẫn tâm": Hard-hearted; cruel; lacking pity.
  • Kẻ nhẫn tâm đó đã bỏ rơi con chó. (That heartless person abandoned the dog.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhẫn cưới (n): Wedding ring.
• Nhẫn đính hôn (n): Engagement ring.
• Ẩn nhẫn (v): To endure silently and conceal one's feelings or intentions.
• Nhẫn nhục (v): To endure humiliation and suffering with patience.

Synonyms

• Ring: band, circlet.
• Patient: forbearing, tolerant, long-suffering.
• Bitter: acrid, pungent.
• Endure: bear, tolerate, withstand.

Related Idioms

• Nhịn đói ăn no, nhịn rét mặc ấm (related concept): Literally "endure hunger to eat full, endure cold to dress warm"; meaning to endure short-term hardship for long-term comfort (uses "nhịn," a synonym of "nhẫn").

Học thuật

noun

1. ring
   • nhẫn kim cương
     diamond ring

adj

1. bitter ; slightly