Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Full-fledged: The primary meaning of "ra ràng" describes a young bird, typically a pigeon or dove, that has developed a complete set of feathers and is ready or nearly ready to fly.
   • Mature / Developed: By extension, it can describe something or someone that has reached a stage of completed development or maturity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chim bồ câu ra ràng. (A full-fledged dove.)
  • Những chú chim non đã ra ràng và sắp rời tổ. (The fledglings are now full-fledged and about to leave the nest.)

Advanced Usage

• While classically used for birds, "ra ràng" can be applied metaphorically in modern Vietnamese to indicate that a project, plan, or idea has taken clear, definite, and mature form.
  • Kế hoạch kinh doanh giờ đã ra ràng. (The business plan is now fully formed/clear-cut.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ra ràng is a fixed compound adjective. There are no direct variants, but it is related to the concept of maturation.
• Trưởng thành (adj): mature, grown-up (used for people and animals, more general than "ra ràng").
• Đủ lông đủ cánh (idiomatic phrase): literally "enough feathers, enough wings"; means fully developed or fully equipped.

Synonyms

• Full-fledged: Having all the necessary characteristics.
• Fledged: (Of a young bird) having developed wing feathers for flight.
• Mature: Fully developed.

Related Idioms

• Đủ lông đủ cánh: This idiom is a close synonym and is more commonly used in figurative speech to describe a person, organization, or plan that is fully developed and self-sufficient.
  • Công ty con giờ đã đủ lông đủ cánh. (The subsidiary company is now fully-fledged/self-sufficient.)

1. Full-fledged
   • Chim bồ câu ra ràng
     A full-fledged dove