thăm nom
Definition
- Verb:
- To visit and care for: The primary meaning of "thăm nom" is to visit someone, especially someone who is sick, elderly, or in need, in order to check on their condition and provide care, attention, or assistance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con cái thường xuyên thăm nom bố mẹ già. (Children regularly visit and care for their elderly parents.)
- Cô y tá tình nguyện thăm nom các bệnh nhân tại nhà. (The volunteer nurse visits and cares for patients at home.)
- Chúng tôi đến thăm nom người bạn đang ốm. (We came to visit and care for our friend who is sick.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thăm nom" inherently combines two actions: "thăm" (to visit) and "nom" (to look after, to care for). It is most appropriately used in contexts involving personal, compassionate attention, rather than a casual social visit.
Variants and Related Words
Thăm hỏi (v): to visit and inquire; a more general term for visiting someone to ask about their situation, often used for consolation. It may imply less direct caregiving than "thăm nom."
- Đoàn công tác đi thăm hỏi gia đình chính sách. (The working group visited and inquired after the family of war veterans.)
Chăm sóc (v): to care for, to look after. This focuses more on the act of providing care itself, without the obligatory connotation of visiting.
- Cô ấy chăm sóc bệnh nhân rất chu đáo. (She takes care of patients very meticulously.)
Synonyms
- To look in on: to visit someone briefly to check on them.
- To attend to: to care for or deal with someone's needs.
- To check on and care for: a descriptive phrase capturing the combined meaning.
Related Idioms
- While "thăm nom" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to expressions of familial and social duty. A related cultural concept is:
- Phụng dưỡng, thăm nom: to support and care for (one's parents). This describes a key familial obligation.
- Con cái có bổn phận phụng dưỡng, thăm nom cha mẹ. (Children have the duty to support and care for their parents.)