rước
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Definition
- Verb:
- To welcome; to receive ceremonially: To formally and respectfully greet and bring someone, often as part of a ritual, ceremony, or celebration.
- To invite (colloquial): To politely ask someone to do something, such as eat or drink.
- To pick up; to fetch (colloquial): To go and collect someone, often using a vehicle.
- To bring upon oneself; to incur: To be the cause of attracting or receiving something negative or troublesome.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cả làng ra đình để rước thần. (The whole village went to the communal house to welcome the deity.)
- Mời bác rước nước ạ. (Please, have some tea.)
- Xe buýt sẽ rước công nhân lúc 6 giờ sáng. (The bus will pick up the workers at 6 a.m.)
- Anh ấy đã rước lấy rắc rối. (He brought trouble upon himself.)
Advanced Usage
- "rước lấy": This compound emphasizes the act of incurring or bringing something (usually negative) onto oneself.
- Cô ấy rước lấy bệnh vì làm việc quá sức. (She incurred illness from overworking.)
- "rước lên" (colloquial): To exaggerate or overstate the importance or value of something.
- Anh rước lên chứ, món này đâu có đắt thế. (You're exaggerating, this item isn't that expensive.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rước dâu (v): To fetch the bride (a key ritual in a traditional Vietnamese wedding).
- Đoàn rước dâu đã đến cổng. (The bridal procession has arrived at the gate.)
- Rước đón (v): To welcome and receive (someone).
- Gia đình tôi đã rước đón vị khách một cách nồng nhiệt. (My family warmly welcomed the guest.)
Synonyms
- Welcome: To greet someone hospitably.
- Receive: To accept or take in someone.
- Incur: To become subject to something unpleasant as a result of one's own actions.
Related Idioms
- Rước họa vào thân / Rước họa: To invite disaster upon oneself.
- Lừa đảo người khác là tự rước họa vào thân. (Scamming others is inviting disaster upon yourself.)
- Rước voi về giày mả tổ: Literally "to bring an elephant home to trample the ancestral graves"; meaning to invite a powerful, uncontrollable force that causes ruin to one's own home or family.
verb
- to receive; to greet; to welcome