rồng
Definition
- Noun:
- Dragon: A mythical creature in legends and folklore, typically depicted as a long, serpentine or reptilian being with scales, legs, and the ability to fly, considered the noblest of all animals in Vietnamese culture.
- (Archaic; used as a modifier in certain compounds): A term used to refer to the body or belongings of the emperor in the feudal era, symbolizing royalty and imperial power.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Mythical Creature):
- Trong truyền thuyyết, rồng là linh vật quyền lực. (In legends, the dragon is a powerful sacred creature.)
- Hình ảnh con rồng được thêu trên áo bào của vua. (The image of a dragon was embroidered on the king's robe.)
- Noun (Imperial Reference):
- Nhà vua ngự trên ngai rồng. (The king sat upon the dragon throne.)
- Thuyền rồng dành cho hoàng gia. (The dragon boat was for the royal family.)
Advanced Usage
- "rồng đến nhà tôm": An idiom meaning "What good wind brings you here?" or a welcome surprise, often used humorously when an esteemed or unexpected guest arrives.
- Ôi, rồng đến nhà tôm! Mời anh vào chơi. (Well, what a surprise! Please come in.)
- "Rồng ở với tôm" / "rồng vàng tắm nước ao tù": Idioms describing a noble person or thing in a lowly or unworthy environment (like "a pearl in a dunghill").
- Tài năng của cô ấy ở nơi này thật là rồng vàng tắm nước ao tù. (Her talent in this place is truly a golden dragon bathing in a muddy pond.)
- "Trứng rồng lại nở ra rồng": An idiom meaning "like father, like son," indicating that children inherit the qualities of their parents.
- Con trai ông ấy cũng thông minh xuất chúng, đúng là trứng rồng lại nở ra rồng. (His son is also exceptionally intelligent; truly, a dragon's egg hatches a dragon.)
Variants and Related Words
- Long (Sino-Vietnamese reading of the character for dragon): Used in formal or compound terms.
- Long thể: The emperor's body.
- Long bào: The emperor's robe (with dragon patterns).
- Thuồng luồng (n): A different mythical water creature, sometimes conflated with or considered a type of dragon in folklore.
Synonyms
- Linh vật (n): Sacred/mythical creature (broader term).
- Giao long (n): A specific type of dragon or serpentine water monster in mythology.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Lên mặt rồng: To put on airs, to act arrogantly (literally: to put on a dragon's face).
- Anh ta mới có chút thành tích đã lên mặt rồng. (He just achieved a little success and is already putting on airs.)
- Uốn như rồng: To writhe or move sinuously like a dragon; often used to describe beautiful, flowing calligraphy or dance.
- Nét chữ của ông ấy uốn như rồng. (His brushstrokes flow sinuously like a dragon.)
Related Idioms
- Vẽ rồng vẽ rắn: To complicate something unnecessarily, to make a simple thing complex (literally: to draw dragons and snakes).
- Công việc đơn giản, đừng có vẽ rồng vẽ rắn làm gì. (The task is simple; don't complicate it unnecessarily.)
- Rồng bay phượng múa: Describing something magnificent, splendid, or celebratory (literally: dragons flying, phoenixes dancing).
- Bữa tiệc thật lộng lẫy, rồng bay phượng múa. (The party was splendid, fit for dragons and phoenixes.)
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