rành
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Definition
Adjective:
- Well-versed / Knowledgeable: Having a thorough, clear, and detailed understanding or skill in a particular area.
- Clear / Distinct: Easy to perceive, understand, or hear; not ambiguous or muddled.
Adverb:
- Exclusively / Solely: Used to indicate that something is limited to a single type or category, with no others mixed in.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Knowledgeable):
- Anh ấy rành công nghệ. (He is knowledgeable about technology.)
- Tôi không rành về nghệ thuật. (I am not well-versed in art.)
Adjective (Clear):
- Giọng nói của cô ấy rành rọt. (Her speech is clear and distinct.)
- Lời giải thích không được rành. (The explanation is not clear.)
Adverb (Exclusively):
- Cửa hàng này bán rành đồ cổ. (This shop sells exclusively antiques.)
Advanced Usage
"rành rành": An emphatic reduplication meaning "crystal clear" or "undeniably obvious."
- Sự thật rành rành trước mắt. (The truth is crystal clear before our eyes.)
"biết rành": To know something inside out; a common collocation emphasizing deep familiarity.
- Cô ấy biết rành khu phố này. (She knows this neighborhood inside out.)
Variants and Related Words
Rành rẽ (adj): Clear, distinct, well-articulated (often for speech or explanation).
- Cô giáo giảng bài rành rẽ. (The teacher explains the lesson clearly.)
Rành nghề (adj): Skilled, proficient in a trade or profession.
- Anh thợ mộc rành nghề. (The carpenter is highly skilled.)
Rành rọt (adj): Very clear and meticulous in detail.
- Bản báo cáo được trình bày rành rọt. (The report is presented with clear detail.)
Synonyms
- Knowledgeable: Well-informed.
- Proficient: Competent or skilled.
- Clear: Easily understood; unambiguous.
- Exclusively: Only; solely.
Related Idioms
Rành như lòng bàn tay: To know something like the back of one's hand; to be extremely familiar with something.
- Ông ấy rành đường đi nơi này như lòng bàn tay. (He knows the roads here like the back of his hand.)
Rành mạch: Clear and coherent (often regarding speech or reasoning).
- Cậu ấy trả lời rất rành mạch. (He answered very clearly and coherently.)
verb
- to know well