nóp
Definition
- Noun:
- A small hut or shelter: A small, simple shelter, typically made from bamboo lattice, mats, or woven bamboo strips, often found on riverbanks, in fields, or on boats.
- A small sleeping shelter: Specifically, a small, enclosed space for sleeping, constructed on a boat or near a field.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người đánh cá ngủ trong chiếc nóp trên thuyền. (The fisherman slept in the small hut on the boat.)
- Họ dựng một cái nóp bằng cót ở bờ ruộng. (They built a small mat hut at the edge of the field.)
Advanced Usage
- "nóp lá": A small hut made with leaves, emphasizing the roofing material.
- Người canh rừng ở trong một cái nóp lá. (The forest guard stays in a small leaf hut.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lều (n): Tent, shelter. A more general term for a temporary shelter.
- Chòi (n): Watchtower, hut. Often a slightly larger or more permanent structure than a .
- Túp lều (n): Hut, shanty. Similar in meaning but can imply a slightly bigger or different construction.
Synonyms
- Small shelter: A simple, temporary structure for protection.
- Hut: A small, simple, single-story house or shelter.
- Shack: A roughly built hut or cabin.
Related Phrases
- Dựng nóp: To build/erect a small hut.
- Họ dựng nóp để trú tạm qua đêm. (They built a small hut to stay overnight.)
- Nằm nóp: To sleep in a small hut.
- Mùa gặt, họ thường phải nằm nóp ngoài đồng. (During the harvest season, they often have to sleep in small huts in the fields.)
Related Idioms
(This word is very specific and concrete, so it is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)
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Small bamboo lattice hut, small mat hut (on a boat... to slip in)
