sung
/siɳ/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Fig, cluster fig: A type of tree in the mulberry family, bearing clusters of fruit directly on its trunk and main branches. The fruit is edible when ripe.
- A type of tree: Refers specifically to the Ficus racemosa tree, commonly found in Vietnam.
Verb:
- To enlist, to enroll, to appoint: To officially take on a role, duty, or position.
- To contribute, to allocate (funds): To add or assign money or resources to a common fund or treasury.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Quả sung thường được dùng để muối chua hoặc ăn kèm với thịt luộc. (Cluster figs are often used for pickling or eaten with boiled meat.)
- Cây sung thường mọc ở ven sông. (The cluster fig tree often grows near rivers.)
Verb:
- Anh ấy được sung vào đội tuyển quốc gia. (He was enlisted into the national team.)
- Số tiền phạt sẽ được sung vào ngân sách nhà nước. (The fine money will be allocated to the state budget.)
Advanced Usage
"Sung làm": To be appointed as, to be enlisted as.
- Ông ấy được sung làm đại biểu Quốc hội. (He was appointed as a National Assembly delegate.)
"Sung vào": To be added to, to be incorporated into (a fund, group, or list).
- Những hiện vật mới được sung vào bộ sưu tập của bảo tàng. (The new artifacts were added to the museum's collection.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quả sung / Trái sung (n): The fruit of the cluster fig tree.
- Cây sung (n): The cluster fig tree.
- Sung sức (adj): Vigorous, full of energy (This is a different word; "sức" means strength).
- Sung túc (adj): Prosperous, well-off (This is a different word; "túc" means sufficient).
Synonyms
- Noun (for the tree): Cây vả (fig tree - , a related but different species).
- Verb (for enlisting): Tuyển dụng (to recruit), bổ nhiệm (to appoint).
- Verb (for contributing funds): Đóng góp (to contribute), nộp vào (to pay into).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Sung công (verb phrase): To confiscate for public use; to nationalize.
- Tài sản của tội phạm có thể bị sung công. (Criminals' assets can be confiscated for public use.)
Sung quân (verb phrase): To be conscripted into the army.
- Nhiều thanh niên đã phải sung quân thời chiến. (Many young men had to be conscripted during the war.)
Related Idioms
- "Có vả phụ lòng sung": Literally "Having a fig, one neglects the cluster fig". This proverb means to be ungrateful or to neglect old, loyal friends or things when one has new, seemingly better options.
- "Khế với sung, khế chua sung chát": Literally "Star fruit and cluster fig, the star fruit is sour, the cluster fig is bitter". This folk verse highlights that different things have different, often contrasting, inherent qualities or drawbacks.