nánh
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Definition
- Verb:
- To tilt or list to one side: Refers specifically to a boat or ship leaning or tilting to one side, often implying instability or a risk of capsizing.
- To move aside; to yield way: To step or move to the side in order to make way for someone or something else; to avoid.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to tilt):
- Con thuyền nánh hẳn sang mạn phải. (The boat tilted sharply to the starboard side.)
- Verb (to yield way):
- Mọi người nánh ra để xe cứu thương đi qua. (Everyone moved aside to let the ambulance pass.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "nánh" is considered somewhat literary or regional and is not extremely common in everyday modern speech. It is most frequently encountered in descriptive narratives about boats or in formal instructions to clear a path.
Variants and Related Words
- Né (v): A more common and general synonym meaning to dodge, to avoid, or to sidestep.
- Anh ấy né một bước để tránh quả bóng. (He sidestepped to avoid the ball.)
Synonyms
- To tilt / to list: To lean to one side (for a vessel).
- To step aside / to make way: To move out of the path of someone or something.
Related Idioms
- Nánh nạn: To avoid disaster or misfortune; to dodge a calamity. This is a fixed, idiomatic phrase.
- May mà công ty nánh nạn được khủng hoảng tài chính. (Fortunately, the company managed to avoid the financial crisis.)
- Tilt on one side (nói về tàu thuyền)