vây
Definition
Noun:
- Fin ray, fin: A thin, bony or cartilaginous support structure in a fish's fin.
- Fin (as a body part): The entire flat, paddle-like appendage of a fish or aquatic animal used for propulsion and steering.
Verb:
- To surround, to encircle: To form a circle or ring around something or someone.
- To besiege: To surround a place, especially with military forces, in order to isolate or capture it.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Cá mập có vây lưng rất lớn. (The shark has a very large dorsal fin.)
- Món súp vây cá là một đặc sản. (Shark fin soup is a delicacy.)
Verb:
- Cảnh sát vây tòa nhà. (The police surrounded the building.)
- Quân đội vây thành phố. (The army besieged the city.)
- Bọn trẻ vây quanh người kể chuyện. (The children gathered around the storyteller.)
Advanced Usage
"vây cánh": (noun) followers, henchmen; literally "fins and wings".
- Hắn ta đi đâu cũng có đám vây cánh. (Wherever he goes, he has his henchmen with him.)
"vây hãm": (verb) to besiege, to lay siege to (often military).
- Quân địch vây hãm pháo đài suốt ba tháng. (The enemy forces besieged the fortress for three months.)
Variants and Related Words
Vây vẫy (verb): to flounder, to struggle (like a fish out of water).
- Con cá vây vẫy trên bờ. (The fish floundered on the shore.)
Bao vây (verb): to encircle, to envelop.
- Sương mù bao vây ngọn núi. (The fog enveloped the mountain.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Fin, flipper.
- Verb: Encircle, encompass, besiege, hem in.
Related Idioms
- Vây cá chép: Literally "carp's fin"; refers to a type of dried, processed fish fin used in cooking.
- Nằm trong vòng vây: To be trapped within a siege or encirclement.
- Đơn vị địch đã nằm trong vòng vây. (The enemy unit was trapped within the encirclement.)
noun
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fin ray, fin-ray
verb
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to surround, to encircle, to besiege
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