Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Describing low tide, when the tide has receded or ebbed: "rặc" specifically describes the state of water, particularly tidal water, when it is at its lowest level after receding.

Usage

• The word "rặc" is used almost exclusively to describe the condition of tidal water. It is a specific term related to the tidal cycle, contrasting with high tide ("nước lớn" or "nước đầy").
• It is primarily used in coastal regions and in contexts discussing the sea, rivers affected by tides, or fishing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nước đã rặc, lộ ra những bãi bùn rộng. (The tide has ebbed, exposing wide mudflats.)
  • Ngư dân thường ra khơi khi nước rặc. (Fishermen often set out to sea during low tide.)
  • Con thuyền nằm nghiêng trên bãi vì nước rặc. (The boat lay tilted on the shore because the tide was out.)

Advanced Usage

• "nước rặc": This is the most common and standard collocation, meaning "low tide" or "ebb tide".
  • Chúng tôi đi nhặt ốc lúc nước rặc. (We went to collect snails during low tide.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ròng (rặc) (adj): This is a synonym, often used in the combined form "nước ròng rặc" to emphasize the state of the tide being at its absolute lowest point.
  • Phải đợi nước ròng rặc mới thấy hết rạn san hô. (You have to wait for the very lowest tide to see the entire coral reef.)
• Triều rặc (n): A more formal or technical term for "ebb tide".
• Rút (v): The verb "to recede" or "to ebb". While "rặc" is an adjective describing the state, "rút" describes the action.
  • Nước triều đang rút rất nhanh. (The tide is receding very quickly.)

Synonyms

• Nước cạn (adj): Literally "shallow water", can sometimes be used in a similar context but is less specific to the tidal cycle.
• Nước ròng (adj): A direct synonym for "rặc", meaning low tide.

Antonyms

• Nước lớn (adj): High tide, when the water level is at its peak.
• Nước đầy (adj): Full tide, another term for high tide.
• Triều lên / Triều cường (n): Flood tide / spring tide.

1. Ebb
   • Nước rặc
     The tide ebbed