Definition

1. Noun:

   • Land holding (of a vassal or nobleman): In historical contexts, a fief or estate granted by a monarch.
   • Small settlement or hamlet: A small village or community, often in a newly reclaimed or rural area.

2. Verb:

   • To hatch, to brood, to incubate: To keep eggs warm so they can develop and hatch, typically done by a bird or using a machine.
   • To embrace, to hug, to hold closely: To clasp or hold someone or something affectionately and tightly.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Ông ấy được vua ban cho một ấp. (He was granted a fief by the king.)
  • Gia đình tôi sống trong một ấp nhỏ ở vùng nông thôn. (My family lives in a small hamlet in the countryside.)
  • ấp chiến lược là một chính sách thời chiến. (The strategic hamlet was a wartime policy.)

• Verb:

  • Con gà mái đang ấp trứng. (The hen is brooding on the eggs.)
  • Họ dùng máy để ấp trứng gà. (They use a machine to incubate chicken eggs.)
  • Đứa trẻ ấp con gấu bông khi ngủ. (The child hugs the teddy bear while sleeping.)
  • "Núi ấp ôm mây, mây ấp núi." ("The mountain embraces the clouds, the clouds embrace the mountain.")

Advanced Usage

• "ấp ủ": to nurture, to cherish (an idea, a plan, or a feeling).

  • Cô ấy đã ấp ủ giấc mơ du lịch vòng quanh thế giới từ lâu. (She has long cherished the dream of traveling around the world.)

• "ấp trứng": the act of hatching eggs.

  • Thời gian ấp trứng của vịt là 28 ngày. (The incubation period for duck eggs is 28 days.)

Variants and Related Words

• ấp trại (n): a small farmstead or settlement.
• Lập ấp (v): to establish a hamlet or settlement.
• Máy ấp trứng (n): an incubator (egg-hatching machine).

Synonyms

• Noun (Hamlet): village, settlement.
• Verb (To hatch): incubate, brood.
• Verb (To embrace): hug, clasp, cuddle.

Related Idioms

• ấp lạnh: (literally "cold brooding") refers to artificial incubation using a machine, without a mother hen.
• ấp yêu thương: (figuratively "to brood with love") to cherish and protect lovingly.

noun

1. land holding (of vassal or nobleman)
2. small settlement at newly-reclaimed site hamlet
   • ấp tân sinh
     New life hamlet
   • ấp chiến lược
     strategic hamlet

verb

1. to hatch, to brood, to sit, to incubate
   • gà mái ấp
     a sitting hen
   • ấp trứng bằng máy
     to hatch eggs with an incubator
2. to embrace, to hug
   • "Núi ấp ôm mây, mây ấp núi, Lòng sông gương sáng bụi không mờ"