rốn
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Definition
Noun:
- Navel; belly button: The small, central scar on the abdomen, marking the former attachment point of the umbilical cord.
- Umbilicus (technical): The anatomical term for the navel.
- Hilum (technical): A central point of attachment or depression, similar in appearance to a navel, found on certain organs (e.g., kidney) or seeds.
Verb (colloquial):
- To persist; to stay a bit longer to finish: To continue or extend an effort for a short time to complete a task.
- To prolong a stay: To remain somewhere for a little while longer.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trẻ sơ sinh cần được vệ sinh rốn cẩn thận. (Newborns need careful navel hygiene.)
- Quả cam có một chỗ lõm gọi là rốn. (An orange has a depression called the navel.)
- Verb:
- Chúng ta rốn thêm 15 phút nữa để hoàn thành báo cáo. (Let's persist for another 15 minutes to finish the report.)
- Anh ấy định rốn lại Sài Gòn thêm vài ngày. (He plans to prolong his stay in Saigon for a few more days.)
Advanced Usage
- "Nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn": A poetic idiom meaning "one's birthplace" or "native land," literally "the place where one's placenta and umbilical cord are buried."
- Dù đi xa, tôi luôn nhớ về nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn. (Even when far away, I always remember my native land.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rốn lồi (n): An outie belly button; protruding navel.
- Dây rốn (n): Umbilical cord.
- Cắt rốn (v): To cut the umbilical cord.
Synonyms
- Navel; belly button (for the body part).
- Hilum (for botanical/biological context).
- Persist; linger (for the verb form).
Related Idioms
- "Ai cắt rốn cho mày?": A rhetorical, somewhat rude expression used to criticize someone for being extremely stingy or miserly, implying "Who cut your umbilical cord (to make you so tight-fisted)?"
- Mượn cái bút cũng không cho, "Ai cắt rốn cho mày?" (You won't even lend a pen, "Who raised you to be so stingy?")