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Definition
- Adjective:
- Waterlogged: The primary meaning describes land, soil, or an area that is saturated, soaked, or flooded with water that does not drain away easily, often for an extended period.
- Soggy / Saturated: Can describe something thoroughly soaked with liquid.
- Rotting (dialectal): In some dialects, it is used similarly to "ủng" to describe fruit that is spoiled, rotten, or beginning to decay from excess moisture or age.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cánh đồng sau trận mưa lớn bị úng nặng. (The field was severely waterlogged after the heavy rain.)
- Đất trong chậu cây bị úng khiến rễ bị thối. (The soil in the plant pot became waterlogged, causing the roots to rot.)
- Trái cam này đã úng rồi, không ăn được. (This orange is already rotten; it's not edible.)
Advanced Usage
- "úngthủy": This is the formal, compound term for "waterlogging."
- Công tác thoát úngthủy được tiến hành khẩn cấp. (Drainage work to prevent waterlogging was carried out urgently.)
Variants and Related Words
Úng nước (adj/phrase): waterlogged, flooded.
- Đường phố úng nước sau cơn bão. (The streets were waterlogged after the storm.)
Chống úng (v phrase): to prevent or combat waterlogging.
- Nông dân đào mương để chống úng cho lúa. (Farmers dig ditches to prevent waterlogging for the rice crop.)
Synonyms
- Waterlogged: soaked with water.
- Soggy: wet and soft.
- Flooded: covered with water.
- Saturated: thoroughly soaked.
- Rotting / Rotten (for dialectal use): decaying.
Related Idioms
- Chiêm khê, mùa úng: An idiom referring to difficult, flood-prone agricultural seasons.
- Người nông dân xưa luôn lo nỗi lo chiêm khê, mùa úng. (Farmers of the past always worried about the troubles of flood-prone seasons.)