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đóng đô

Nhà Lý đã quyết định đóng đô ở Thăng Long.

Definition
  1. 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 đóng đôThăng 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 đóng đôphòng khách suốt ba ngày. (My friend came over and camped out in the living room for three whole days.)
    • Đừng đóng đôquán 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 : emphasizes an even more stubborn or prolonged settling in.
    • đóng đô thư viện để ôn thi. (He camped out stubbornly in the library to study for exams.)
đóng đô

Nhà Lý đã quyết định đóng đô ở Thăng Long.

  1. Set up the capital (of a kingdom) (in a given place)
  2. Outstay one's welcome
    • Đóng đônhà bạn, mãi không chịu đi
      To outstay one's welcome at a friend's house and be unable to make up one's mind to leave