vùng lên
Definition
- Verb:
- To rise up / To surge up: To make a sudden, forceful upward or forward movement, often from a lying, sitting, or kneeling position. It implies a quick, energetic, and sometimes violent motion.
- To revolt / To rebel / To rise up: To take action against authority or an oppressive force; to stage an uprising or rebellion.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người dân vùng lên chống lại ách thống trị. (The people rose up against the ruling yoke.)
- Bị tấn công, con hổ vùng lên gầm thét. (Attacked, the tiger surged up roaring.)
- Anh ấy vùng lên khỏi giường khi nghe thấy tiếng chuông. (He bolted up from the bed upon hearing the bell.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a connotation of a powerful, decisive, and liberating action, breaking free from restraint, passivity, or oppression.
- It is frequently used in historical, political, and social contexts to describe collective action.
Variants and Related Words
- Nổi dậy (v): to revolt, to rise up. Often used interchangeably with the political sense of "vùng lên," though "vùng lên" can emphasize the physical motion more strongly.
- Nhân dân nổi dậy trên khắp cả nước. (The people revolted across the country.)
Synonyms
- Revolt: to rise in rebellion.
- Surge: to move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.
- Rebel: to resist or defy authority.
- Spring up: to rise suddenly.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Vùng lên đấu tranh: to rise up and struggle/fight.
- Họ đã vùng lên đấu tranh cho tự do. (They rose up to fight for freedom.)
- Vùng lên phản kháng: to rise up in resistance.
- Không thể chịu đựng thêm, họ quyết định vùng lên phản kháng. (Unable to endure any longer, they decided to rise up in resistance.)