rợp đất
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To cover a large area of ground or earth, typically creating a dense, overshadowing layer. It often describes a scene where objects like flags, banners, leaves, or shadows are spread so extensively that they obscure the ground beneath them.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cờ đỏ sao vàng rợp đất trong ngày lễ. (The red and yellow-starred flags covered the earth on the holiday.)
- Bóng cây cổ thụ rợp đất cả một khoảng sân rộng. (The ancient tree's shadow covered the earth across a wide yard.)
- Lá khô rợp đất trong khu rừng mùa thu. (Dry leaves covered the earth in the autumn forest.)
Advanced Usage
- This phrase is primarily used in descriptive, literary, or rhetorical contexts to emphasize scale, abundance, or a powerful visual impression. It is not typically used in everyday, casual conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Rợp trời (verb phrase): to cover the sky; to be so numerous or vast as to dominate the skyline.
- Máy bay rợp trời trong buổi diễu hành. (Aircraft covered the sky during the parade.)
Synonyms
- To blanket the ground: to cover the ground completely like a blanket.
- To carpet: to cover an area thickly, as with a carpet.
- To overspread: to spread over or across a surface.
Related Idioms
- While "rợp đất" itself functions as a descriptive phrase, it is conceptually related to idioms about overwhelming presence or coverage.
- Phủ khắp nơi: to be everywhere, to cover all places.
- Tin đồn phủ khắp nơi trong làng. (The rumor spread everywhere in the village.)
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Cover a large extent of earth (with flags...)
