Definition

1. Noun:

   • Navel; belly button: The small, central scar on the abdomen, marking the former attachment point of the umbilical cord.
   • Umbilicus (technical): The anatomical term for the navel.
   • Hilum (technical): A central point of attachment or depression, similar in appearance to a navel, found on certain organs (e.g., kidney) or seeds.

2. Verb (colloquial):

   • To persist; to stay a bit longer to finish: To continue or extend an effort for a short time to complete a task.
   • To prolong a stay: To remain somewhere for a little while longer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ sơ sinh cần được vệ sinh rốn cẩn thận. (Newborns need careful navel hygiene.)
  • Quả cam có một chỗ lõm gọi là rốn. (An orange has a depression called the navel.)
• Verb:
  • Chúng ta rốn thêm 15 phút nữa để hoàn thành báo cáo. (Let's persist for another 15 minutes to finish the report.)
  • Anh ấy định rốn lại Sài Gòn thêm vài ngày. (He plans to prolong his stay in Saigon for a few more days.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn": A poetic idiom meaning "one's birthplace" or "native land," literally "the place where one's placenta and umbilical cord are buried."
  • Dù đi xa, tôi luôn nhớ về nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn. (Even when far away, I always remember my native land.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rốn lồi (n): An outie belly button; protruding navel.
• Dây rốn (n): Umbilical cord.
• Cắt rốn (v): To cut the umbilical cord.

Synonyms

• Navel; belly button (for the body part).
• Hilum (for botanical/biological context).
• Persist; linger (for the verb form).

Related Idioms

• "Ai cắt rốn cho mày?": A rhetorical, somewhat rude expression used to criticize someone for being extremely stingy or miserly, implying "Who cut your umbilical cord (to make you so tight-fisted)?"
  • Mượn cái bút cũng không cho, "Ai cắt rốn cho mày?" (You won't even lend a pen, "Who raised you to be so stingy?")

noun

1. navel