nước lớn
Definition
- Noun:
- High tide / Flood tide: The primary meaning of "nước lớn" refers to the period when the tide is at its highest level, or when a river's water level is significantly elevated.
- Spring tide: In a more specific tidal context, it can refer to the especially high tides that occur during new and full moons.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hiện đang là con nước lớn, tàu thuyền ra vào dễ dàng. (It is currently high tide, so boats can enter and exit easily.)
- Mùa lũ, nước lớn có thể gây ngập lụt. (During the flood season, high water levels can cause flooding.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in contrast with "nước ròng" (low tide/ebb tide) to describe the tidal cycle.
- Ngư dân canh theo con nước lớn và nước ròng để đánh bắt. (Fishermen time their fishing according to the high tide and low tide.)
Variants and Related Words
Nước ròng (n): Low tide, ebb tide.
- Khi nước ròng, bãi biển lộ ra rộng hơn. (When the tide is low, the beach is exposed more widely.)
Triều cường (n): Spring tide (specifically the strong, high tide).
- Triều cường kết hợp với bão gây ngập nặng. (The spring tide combined with the storm caused severe flooding.)
Synonyms
- High tide: The tide at its highest level.
- Flood tide: The incoming tide.
- Spring tide: The highest high tide and lowest low tide.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Chờ nước lớn: To wait for high tide (often used metaphorically to mean waiting for the right opportunity or favorable conditions).
- Họ chờ nước lớn để đưa thuyền ra khơi. (They are waiting for high tide to take the boat out to sea.)