Definition

1. Noun:

   • Swamp-hen / Watercock: A type of bird, often identified as a rail or crake species, found in wetlands. In classical poetry, its call is associated with the arrival of summer.

2. Verb:

   • To collect / to raise (funds): To gather or solicit contributions of money or goods for a common cause or charity.
   • To subscribe / to contribute: To pledge or donate a sum of money to a specific fund or charitable undertaking.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Dưới trăng quyên đã gọi hè. (Under the moonlight, the swamp-hen calls, heralding summer.)

• Verb:

  • Họ quyên tiền giúp người bị nạn. (They are collecting money to help the victims.)
  • Ông ấy quyên tiền vào một việc thiện. (He subscribed a sum to a charity.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "quyên" is often used in formal or charitable contexts related to fundraising and communal support.
• In modern usage, the noun form referring to the bird is primarily literary or poetic.

Variants and Related Words

• Quyên góp (v): To donate, to contribute; a compound verb emphasizing the act of gathering donations.

  • Mọi người tích cực quyên góp cho quỹ từ thiện. (People actively donated to the charity fund.)

• Lạc quyên (n): A misspelling or variant of "lạc quyên," which is not standard. The correct term for fundraising is typically "quyên góp."

Synonyms

• Collect / Raise (funds): To gather money for a purpose.
• Donate / Contribute: To give money or goods for a cause.
• Subscribe: To pledge a donation.

Related Idioms

• While "quyên" itself is not commonly used in idioms, the action it describes is central to phrases about charity and community support, such as the concept of "lá lành đùm lá rách" (the intact leaf wraps the torn leaf), meaning the fortunate help the less fortunate.

noun

1. swamp-hen

verb

1. to make a collection; to subseribe
   • quyên tiền vào một việc thiện
     to subseribe a sum to a charity