rợp đất

Thân thiện

Mùa hoa anh đào nở, cánh hoa hồng phấn rợp đất.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To cover a large area of ground or earth, typically creating a dense, overshadowing layer. It often describes a scene where objects like flags, banners, leaves, or shadows are spread so extensively that they obscure the ground beneath them.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Cờ đỏ sao vàng rợp đất trong ngày lễ. (The red and yellow-starred flags covered the earth on the holiday.)
  • Bóng cây cổ thụ rợp đất cả một khoảng sân rộng. (The ancient tree's shadow covered the earth across a wide yard.)
  • Lá khô rợp đất trong khu rừng mùa thu. (Dry leaves covered the earth in the autumn forest.)

Advanced Usage

• This phrase is primarily used in descriptive, literary, or rhetorical contexts to emphasize scale, abundance, or a powerful visual impression. It is not typically used in everyday, casual conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Rợp trời (verb phrase): to cover the sky; to be so numerous or vast as to dominate the skyline.
  • Máy bay rợp trời trong buổi diễu hành. (Aircraft covered the sky during the parade.)

Synonyms

• To blanket the ground: to cover the ground completely like a blanket.
• To carpet: to cover an area thickly, as with a carpet.
• To overspread: to spread over or across a surface.

Related Idioms

• While "rợp đất" itself functions as a descriptive phrase, it is conceptually related to idioms about overwhelming presence or coverage.
  • Phủ khắp nơi: to be everywhere, to cover all places.

    • Tin đồn phủ khắp nơi trong làng. (The rumor spread everywhere in the village.)

Học thuật

1. Cover a large extent of earth (with flags...)