Definition

1. Noun:

   • Lid, cover: A lid, especially for a cooking pot or a similar container.
   • Shade, lampshade: A cover for a lamp, used to diffuse or direct the light.

2. Verb (archaic/regional usage):

   • To be indignant, to be furious: To feel or express intense anger or righteous indignation. This usage is now rare in modern standard Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Đậy phẫn nồi lại để thức ăn chín nhanh hơn. (Put the lid on the pot so the food cooks faster.)
  • Cái phẫn đèn này rất đẹp. (This lampshade is very beautiful.)

• Verb (archaic):

  • Nghe tin ấy, ông ấy vô cùng phẫn. (Hearing that news, he was extremely indignant.)

Advanced Usage

• "Phẫn nộ": This is a more common and modern compound word meaning "indignation" or "fury." It is formed from the archaic verb .
  • Sự bất công gây ra phẫn nộ trong cộng đồng. (The injustice caused indignation in the community.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phẫn nộ (n/adj): Indignation; indignant. This is the standard modern term for the emotional state.
• Vung (n): Lid, cover. A more common and general synonym for when referring to a pot lid.
• Chao đèn (n): Lampshade. A more common and general synonym for when referring to a lamp cover.

Synonyms

• Nắp (n): Lid, cap. A general term for any cover.
• Cái đậy (n): Cover, lid. A descriptive term.

Notes on Usage

• As a noun meaning "lid" or "shade," is considered somewhat regional or dated in modern Vietnamese. The words vung (for pot lid) and chao đèn (for lampshade) are more universally used.
• The verb form meaning "to be indignant" is archaic and is almost never used alone in contemporary language. The emotion is expressed by the compound phẫn nộ.

1. Lid
   • Phẫn nồi
     Lid of a pot
2. Shade
   • Cái phẫn đèn
     A lamp-shade