Definition

1. Noun:

   • Colored Cloud (on the horizon): A patch of clouds, often pink, orange, or yellow, seen at sunrise or sunset, caused by the sun's light scattering. It is often used in weather proverbs.

2. Verb (colloquial, Southern Vietnamese dialect):

   • To try / To endeavor / To make an effort: To attempt to do something with effort or determination.
   • A little more / Some more: An additional amount or duration of an action.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Bầu trời chiều nay có những dải ráng đỏ rất đẹp. (The sky this evening has beautiful streaks of red clouds.)
  • "Ráng vàng thì nắng, ráng trắng thì mưa." ("Golden clouds mean sunshine, white clouds mean rain." - proverb)

• Verb (to try):

  • Em ráng học cho giỏi nhé. (Try to study well.)
  • Tôi sẽ ráng hết sức để hoàn thành công việc. (I will try my best to finish the work.)

• Verb (some more):

  • Còn chút cà phê, anh uống ráng đi. (There's a little coffee left, drink some more.)
  • Ngủ ráng đi, còn sớm mà. (Sleep a little more, it's still early.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb form "ráng" is very common in everyday Southern Vietnamese speech as a gentle encouragement or request, equivalent to "try to" or "please make an effort to."
  • Con ráng ăn thêm một miếng nữa đi. (Try to eat one more bite, please.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cố gắng (v): The standard, more formal word for "to try" or "to strive." "Ráng" is a colloquial synonym.
  • Hãy cố gắng lên! (Try harder! / Keep going!)
• Rán (v): A less common variant spelling of the verb "ráng" (to try / some more), primarily used in writing to reflect Southern pronunciation.

Synonyms

• Noun: Sunset clouds, sunrise clouds, horizon glow.
• Verb (to try): To endeavor, to strive, to make an effort.
• Verb (some more): A bit more, a little longer.

Related Idioms and Proverbs

• "Ráng vàng thì nắng, ráng trắng (ráng đỏ) thì mưa.": A classic Vietnamese weather proverb. It means "Golden clouds (at sunset/sunrise) foretell sunshine; white (or red) clouds foretell rain." This is the most famous usage of "ráng" as a noun.

1. Coloured cloud on the sky-line
   • Ráng vàng thì nắng, ráng trắng thì mưa (tục ngữ)
     Golden cloud on the sky-line means rain, white cloud means shine
2. Try, endeavour
   • Ráng hết sức mình
     To try one's best
   • Ráng giúp tôi
     Try and help me
3. Some more
   • Ngủ ráng
     To sleep some more