Definition

1. Noun:

   • Hem; rim; binding; strip: A long, thin object, often made of wood, metal, or fabric, attached to the edge of something to reinforce it, hold it together, or serve as decoration. For example, a strip on a bamboo screen, a metal band on a wooden chest, or a fabric strip on clothing.
   • Splint; brace: A rigid device used in medicine to immobilize and support a broken bone or injured body part.

2. Verb:

   • To reinforce with a strip; to brace; to splint: The action of securing, strengthening, or holding something in place by attaching or applying a 'nẹp'. For example, fixing a basket with a strip or applying a medical splint.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Chiếc hòm gỗ này có các nẹp sắt ở góc để chắc chắn hơn. (This wooden chest has iron strips at the corners for added strength.)
  • Sau khi bị gãy tay, anh ấy phải đeo nẹp trong sáu tuần. (After breaking his arm, he had to wear a splint for six weeks.)
  • Chiếc áo khoác được may thêm nẹp vải màu khác ở cổ tay. (The jacket has a different colored fabric binding sewn on the cuffs.)

• Verb:

  • Anh thợ mộc nẹp lại cánh cửa bị lung lay bằng một thanh gỗ. (The carpenter braced the wobbly door with a wooden strip.)
  • Bác sĩ sẽ nẹp chỗ xương gãy lại để nó lành nhanh hơn. (The doctor will splint the broken bone so it heals faster.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm nẹp": To make or act as a brace/support.

  • Thanh gỗ này sẽ làm nẹp tạm thời cho cái giá. (This piece of wood will act as a temporary brace for the shelf.)

• "Được nẹp lại": To be braced/splinted/reinforced.

  • Cái phên tre được nẹp lại cẩn thận bằng những thanh tre già. (The bamboo screen was reinforced carefully with mature bamboo strips.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cái nẹp (n): The strip; the splint. (A more specific form of the noun).
• Thanh nẹp (n): Brace bar; stiffener. (Emphasizes the bar-like shape).
• Bó nẹp (v): To splint; to put in a splint. (Common medical term).
  • Bệnh nhân được bó nẹp chân tại bệnh viện. (The patient had their leg put in a splint at the hospital.)

Synonyms

• Thanh viền (n): Edge strip, trim. (Specifically for edges).
• Đai cố định (n): Fixation band/strap. (For medical or fastening contexts).
• Miếng đỡ (n): Support piece.

Related Phrases (Verb + Object Combinations)

• Nẹp cửa: To brace a door.
• Nẹp xương: To splint a bone.
• Nẹp mép vải: To bind a fabric edge.

Related Idioms

(Note: 'Nẹp' is a concrete noun/verb and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily literal.)

noun

1. hem; rim