sạp
Definition
- Noun:
- A sitting floor or platform within a boat's hold: A built-in floor, often made of planks or bamboo, inside the covered cargo area of a traditional boat, providing a place to sit or store items.
- A goods stall or market stand: A simple, often temporary, structure used to display and sell goods, typically made from bamboo or wood and commonly found in markets.
- A bamboo pole dance: A traditional dance of the Thai and Muong ethnic groups in Vietnam, performed with long bamboo poles.
Usage Examples
- Noun (boat floor):
- Ngồi trong sạp thuyền cho đỡ gió. (Sit on the boat's floor to be sheltered from the wind.)
- Noun (market stall):
- Bà ấy bán rau tại một cái sạp nhỏ trong chợ. (She sells vegetables at a small stall in the market.)
- Noun (dance):
- Điệu múa sạp là một phần quan trọng của lễ hội. (The bamboo pole dance is an important part of the festival.)
Advanced Usage
- "thuế sạp": stall tax; a fee paid for the right to operate a market stall.
- Người bán hàng phải nộp thuế sạp hàng tháng. (The vendor must pay a monthly stall tax.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sạp hàng (n): A more specific term for a goods stall or market stand.
- Sạp hàng của cô ấy luôn đông khách. (Her goods stall is always crowded with customers.)
Synonyms
- Platform: A flat surface, like the floor inside a boat.
- Stall: A stand for selling goods.
- Booth: A small, temporary structure for selling items.
- Traditional dance: A performance art form (for the cultural meaning).
Related Idioms
No common idioms are directly associated with the core meanings of "sạp".
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Sitting floor
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Ngồi trong sạp thuyền cho đỡ gióTo sit on the floor of the boat's covered hold to be sheltered from the wind
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Goods stall
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Bamboo pole dance
