nưng

Thân thiện

Mẹ nưng bát canh nóng từ bếp ra bàn.

Definition

1. Verb (dialectal):
   • To lift; to raise: A phonetic variant of the standard Vietnamese verb "nâng," meaning to move something to a higher position, often with care or support from below.
   • To elevate; to hold up: To support something, preventing it from falling or sinking.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà nội nưng bát canh lên một cách cẩn thận. (Grandmother carefully lifted the bowl of soup.)
  • Anh ấy phải nưng cánh tay bị thương. (He had to hold up his injured arm.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily used in specific regional dialects. In formal writing and most communication, the standard form "nâng" is preferred.
• The word often implies gentle, careful, or sustained action, similar to "cradle" or "support."

Variants and Related Words

• Nâng (v): The standard form meaning to lift, raise, elevate, or support.
  • Cô y tá nâng đầu bệnh nhân. (The nurse raised the patient's head.)

Synonyms

• Lift: To move something from a lower to a higher position.
• Raise: To cause something to rise or become higher.
• Elevate: To lift something up to a higher level.
• Hold up: To support something and keep it elevated.

Related Idioms

• Nưng như nưng trứng, hứng như hứng hoa (or the standard form: Nâng như nâng trứng, hứng như hứng hoa): To handle with extreme care and reverence, as if holding an egg or catching a flower. This idiom describes treating someone or something with the utmost delicacy and respect.
  • Ông ấy chăm sóc bộ sưu tập cổ với thái độ nưng như nưng trứng. (He cares for his antique collection with an attitude of handling it as carefully as an egg.)

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) như nâng
2. Lift, raise