Definitions

1. Noun:

   • A large ceremonial parasol or canopy: A traditional sunshade, often used in royal or religious processions.
   • A lampshade: The shade covering a light bulb.
   • A halo, aureole: A ring of light, often seen around the sun or moon due to atmospheric refraction.
   • A crown, canopy (of a tree): The spread of branches and leaves forming the top of a tree.
   • An umbel (botany): A type of flower cluster where stalks of nearly equal length spring from a common center.
   • A panegyric (archaic): A formal public speech or written verse delivered in high praise of a person or thing.

2. Verb:

   • To crush, to grind, to pulverize: To reduce something to fine particles or powder.
   • To chat, to gossip idly: To talk casually or at length about unimportant matters.
   • To court, to flirt, to sweet-talk: To use flattering or charming words to gain someone's affection or favor.
   • To expand upon, to elaborate: To add details or extend the discussion of a topic.
   • To rivet, to clinch (a nail): To flatten the protruding end of a nail or bolt to secure it.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Ông vua ngồi dưới tán vàng. (The king sat beneath the golden canopy.)
  • Mặt trăng có tán báo hiệu trời sắp mưa. (The moon having a halo signals impending rain.)
  • Cây cổ thụ có tán rất rộng. (The ancient tree has a very wide crown.)

• Verb:

  • Bà ấy tán thuốc bắc trong cối. (She ground the herbal medicine in a mortar.)
  • Họ ngồi quán cà phê tán chuyện cả buổi chiều. (They sat in the coffee shop chatting all afternoon.)
  • Anh ấy cố tán cô gái bằng những lời khen. (He tried to flirt with the girl using compliments.)
  • Giáo viên tán rộng vấn đề để học sinh hiểu sâu hơn. (The teacher expanded on the issue so students could understand it more deeply.)
  • Người thợ tán chặt đầu đinh. (The worker clinched the nail head tightly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tán tỉnh": To court, to woo romantically. (This is a compound verb where "tán" is the core action).

  • Anh chàng dùng mọi cách để tán tỉnh cô ấy. (The guy used every method to court her.)

• "Tán gẫu" / "Tán dóc": To chat idly, to shoot the breeze.

  • Họ chỉ ngồi đó tán gẫu về phim ảnh. (They just sat there shooting the breeze about movies.)

• "Tán thành": To agree with, to approve. (This is a compound verb where "tán" implies spreading support).

  • Tôi hoàn toàn tán thành ý kiến của bạn. (I completely agree with your opinion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc tán (n): Medicinal powder (in traditional medicine).

  • Ông ấy uống thuốc tán để trị bệnh dạ dày. (He takes medicinal powder to treat his stomach ailment.)

• Đinh tán (n): A rivet.

  • Chiếc tàu được ghép bằng đinh tán. (The ship was assembled with rivets.)

• Tán xạ (v): To scatter (e.g., light, particles). (Physics term).

  • Ánh sáng bị tán xạ khi qua bình nước. (Light is scattered when passing through the water bottle.)

Synonyms

• Nghiền (v): To grind, to crush (for "tán" as grinding).
• Buôn chuyện (v): To gossip (for "tán" as chatting).
• Tỉnh tứ (v): To court, to flirt (literary/older term for "tán" as flirting).
• Nói chuyện phiếm (v): To make small talk.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Tán ra: To spread out, to elaborate.

  • Câu chuyện bị tán ra thành nhiều phiên bản khác nhau. (The story was elaborated into many different versions.)

• Tán nhỏ: To crush into small pieces.

  • Tán nhỏ tỏi trước khi phi thơm.* (Crush the garlic into small pieces before frying it until fragrant.)

Related Idioms

• "Tán hươu tán vượn": To talk about irrelevant things, to talk nonsense (literally: to chat about deer and monkeys).

  • Đừng tán hươu tán vượn nữa, hãy tập trung vào vấn đề chính. (Stop talking nonsense, focus on the main issue.)

• "Có một tán thành mười": To exaggerate, to blow things out of proportion (literally: to turn one into ten).

  • Anh ta kể chuyện hay có một tán thành mười. (He tells stories and often exaggerates them.)

noun

1. halo

verb

1. to crush, to grind. to wheedle, to blandish. to court. to gossip, to chat