rấp
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb:
- To block or barricade: To obstruct a path or entrance using thorny branches or brushwood.
- To cover up or suppress: To conceal or hush up an event, typically a scandal or wrongdoing, to prevent it from becoming known.
Adjective (dialectal):
- Urgent: Describes a matter that requires immediate attention.
- Unlucky or unfortunate: Describes a streak of continuous bad luck or misfortune.
Adverb (dialectal):
- Headlong or precipitously: Describes falling or moving forward in a rushing, uncontrolled manner.
Noun (dialectal):
- A trap: A device, often a spring-loaded trap, used for catching animals or birds.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Họ rấp ngõ bằng cành gai. (They blocked the gate entrance with thorny branches.)
- Hắn tìm cách rấp chuyện tham ô đó. (He tried to cover up that embezzlement case.)
Adjective:
- Công việc này rấp lắm. (This work is very urgent.)
- Vận đen rấp. (A continuous streak of bad luck.)
Adverb:
- Nó ngã rấp xuống đất. (He fell headlong to the ground.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "rấp" is considered dialectal or literary in modern Vietnamese and is not commonly used in everyday speech. Its usage often carries a rustic or specific contextual nuance.
Variants and Related Words
- Đen rấp (idiomatic phrase): To be extremely unlucky, especially losing repeatedly (e.g., in gambling) or encountering a series of misfortunes.
- Hôm nay đánh bài đen rấp. (I had terrible luck at cards today.)
Synonyms
- To block: chặn, lấp.
- To cover up: che giấu, bưng bít.
- Urgent: khẩn cấp, gấp rút.
- Unlucky: rủi, xui.
Related Idioms
- Đen rấp: As above, meaning a continuous run of bad luck.
- Chết rấp: A derogatory phrase used to curse someone as vile or contemptible (literally, "to die headlong in a corner").
- Block up with thorny branches
- Rấp ngõTo block up a gate entrance thorny branches
- Cover up
- Rấp chuyện tham ôTo cover up a case of embezzlement