đóng đô
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To establish a capital: The primary historical meaning refers to a king, emperor, or ruling power officially choosing and setting up the main city or seat of government for a nation or kingdom.
- To settle in for a long stay (colloquial, often humorous or critical): An extended, figurative meaning used to describe someone staying at a place (not their own) for an excessively long time, as if they have permanently settled there.
Usage Examples
Verb (historical/official):
- Nhà Lý đóng đô ở Thăng Long. (The Ly Dynasty established its capital in Thang Long.)
- Vị vua mới quyết định đóng đô tại vùng đất này. (The new king decided to set up the capital in this region.)
Verb (colloquial/figurative):
- Cậu bạn tôi đến chơi và đóng đô ở phòng khách suốt ba ngày. (My friend came over and camped out in the living room for three whole days.)
- Đừng có đóng đô ở quán cà phê cả buổi chiều như vậy. (Don't plant yourself in the coffee shop all afternoon like that.)
Advanced Usage
- The figurative usage often carries a mild tone of complaint or humor about someone overstaying their welcome or occupying a space for too long. It implies a sense of permanence or reluctance to leave.
Variants and Related Words
- Định đô (v): a more formal synonym meaning to fix or determine the location of the capital.
- Triều đại đó định đô tại Huế. (That dynasty fixed its capital in Hue.)
Synonyms
- Establish the capital: (for the primary meaning).
- Camp out / Settle in / Overstay: (for the colloquial meaning).
Related Idioms
- Đóng đô lì: emphasizes an even more stubborn or prolonged settling in.
- Nó đóng đô lì ở thư viện để ôn thi. (He camped out stubbornly in the library to study for exams.)
- Set up the capital (of a kingdom) (in a given place)
- Outstay one's welcome
- Đóng đô ở nhà bạn, mãi không chịu điTo outstay one's welcome at a friend's house and be unable to make up one's mind to leave