thai nghén
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Definition
Verb:
- To be pregnant / to carry a child: The primary meaning refers to the physiological state of a woman or female mammal carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the body.
- To conceive / to be in gestation: This meaning extends to the process of forming and developing an idea, plan, or creative work, treating it metaphorically as a pregnancy.
Adjective:
- Pregnant / Expectant: Describing the state of carrying a child.
- In gestation / In development: Describing an idea or project that is being carefully formed and nurtured before being revealed or completed.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Physiological):
- Cô ấy đang thai nghén đứa con đầu lòng. (She is pregnant with her first child.)
- Verb (Figurative):
- Nhà văn đã thai nghén ý tưởng cho cuốn tiểu thuyết trong nhiều năm. (The writer conceived the idea for the novel over many years.)
- Adjective:
- Đây là một dự án đang thai nghén. (This is a project in gestation.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal, literary, or medical contexts. In everyday speech for the physiological state, "mang thai" or "có bầu" are more common.
- The figurative use is highly valued in artistic and intellectual descriptions, emphasizing the careful, internal, and creative process.
Variants and Related Words
- Mang thai (v): to be pregnant (more common, neutral).
- Thai kỳ (n): pregnancy, gestation period.
- Sự thai nghén (n): the act or process of conceiving (both literal and figurative).
Synonyms
- Pregnant: carrying a child.
- Expectant: awaiting the birth of a child.
- In gestation: in the process of development.
- Conceiving: forming an idea or becoming pregnant.
Related Idioms
- Thai nghén tác phẩm: To be developing a work (of art, literature). This is a direct and common application of the figurative meaning.
- Họa sĩ đang âm thầm thai nghén tác phẩm để chuẩn bị cho triển lãm. (The painter is quietly developing his work in preparation for the exhibition.)
adj
- with child, pregnant conceiving, in gestation of