Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hamlet, small village: A small cluster of houses or a small residential area, typically smaller than a village (làng) and often part of a larger commune.
   • Neighborhood, quarter: A specific area or section within a larger settlement, often characterized by a sense of community among its residents.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông bà tôi sống ở một xóm nhỏ ven sông. (My grandparents live in a small hamlet by the river.)
  • Xóm này rất yên tĩnh và mọi người đều quen biết nhau. (This neighborhood is very quiet and everyone knows each other.)
  • Họ chuyển đến một xóm lao động ở ngoại ô thành phố. (They moved to a working-class quarter on the city's outskirts.)

Advanced Usage

• "xóm giềng": Neighbors, the neighborhood community.
  • Tình làng nghĩa xóm rất quan trọng ở nông thôn. (Village affection and neighborhood bonds are very important in the countryside.)
• "đầu xóm cuối xóm": Throughout the hamlet/neighborhood; from one end to the other.
  • Tin tức lan nhanh đầu xóm cuối xóm. (The news spread quickly throughout the entire hamlet.)

Variants and Related Words

• Làng xóm (n): Villages and hamlets; the rural community. (This is a compound word where is a component.)
  • Anh ấy về quê để tìm lại không khí làng xóm. (He returned to his hometown to rediscover the atmosphere of the rural community.)
• Xóm đạo (n): A Catholic parish or neighborhood.
  • Gia đình họ sống trong một xóm đạo. (Their family lives in a Catholic parish neighborhood.)

Synonyms

• Ấp (n): Hamlet, small village (common in Southern Vietnam).
• Thôn (n): Village, hamlet (often slightly larger or more formal than ).
• Khu phố (n): City quarter, urban neighborhood.

Related Phrases

• Trên xóm dưới làng: Throughout the village community; a phrase emphasizing widespread familiarity within a local area.
  • Chuyện đó trên xóm dưới làng ai cũng biết. (That matter is known by everyone throughout the village community.)

Related Idioms

• "Xóm làng trên dưới": The entire local community; everyone in the vicinity.
  • Việc hiếu hỉ nên báo cho xóm làng trên dưới biết. (For weddings and funerals, one should inform the entire local community.)

noun

1. hamlet