Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large wooden boat: A traditional Vietnamese vessel, typically constructed from wood and of considerable size, historically used for transport or trade on rivers and coastal waters.
   • A large flat-sterned bark: A specific type of wooden boat characterized by a truncated or flat stern.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngư dân sử dụng thuyền đinh để ra khơi đánh cá. (Fishermen use the thuyền đinh to go offshore fishing.)
  • Chiếc thuyền đinh cũ kỹ nằm im trên bến sông. (The old thuyền đinh lay still at the river wharf.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is historical and traditional, often evoking imagery of pre-modern Vietnamese maritime or riverine culture. It is less common in contemporary language except in historical, cultural, or regional contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Thuyền (n): boat, ship. The general term for any water vessel.
• Thuyền buồm (n): sailing boat.
• Thuyền gỗ (n): wooden boat. A more general descriptive term.

Synonyms

• Wooden junk: A type of ancient sailing vessel, though not a direct equivalent.
• Barge: A flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, often on rivers.
• Barque: A sailing ship, specifically with a particular mast configuration, aligning with the French-derived definition.

Related Idioms

• common idioms specifically feature the term "thuyền đinh." It may appear in descriptive literary or poetic passages about rivers, the sea, or the past.