ca
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definitions
Noun:
- Mug (approximately 1/4 liter): A container with a handle, used for drinking, typically made of metal or plastic.
- Measure/Unit (from 1/4 liter to 1 or 2 liters): A measuring tool with a handle, used for quantifying liquids.
- Work Shift: A continuous period of work, considered one workday in a factory or service establishment.
- Team (on the same shift): The entire group of people working together during one shift.
- Case (medical/legal): An instance or occurrence, especially of a disease or a situation requiring attention.
- Song, tune; poem: A traditional folk song or tune from Central and Southern Vietnam; a short verse, often meant to be sung or recited.
Verb:
- To sing (traditional tunes): To sing, typically referring to traditional folk melodies from Central and Southern Vietnam.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Mug):
- Rót nước vào ca. (Pour water into a mug.)
- Uống một ca nước. (Drink a mug of water.)
- Noun (Measure):
- Một ca gạo. (A ca of rice.)
- Noun (Work Shift):
- Một ngày làm ba ca. (There are three shifts a day.)
- Làm ca đêm. (To be on the night shift.)
- Giao ca. (To hand over one's shift.)
- Noun (Team):
- Năng suất của toàn ca. (The productivity of the whole team/shift.)
- Noun (Case):
- Ca mổ. (A surgical case.)
- Ca dịch tả. (A case of cholera.)
- Noun (Song):
- Một bài ca Huế. (A Hue folk song.)
- Bài ca vọng cổ. (A vọng cổ tune.)
- Verb:
- Ca một bài vọng cổ. (To sing a vọng cổ tune.)
- Ca khúc khải hoàn. (To sing a victory song.)
Advanced Usage
- "giao ca": To hand over a shift (to the next team).
- "nhận ca": To take over a shift.
- "ca trực": Duty shift.
- "ca sĩ": Singer (This is a compound word; the core meaning of "ca" here relates to singing).
- "trường hợp ca": A specific case (e.g., in medicine or law).
Variants and Related Words
- Ca kịch: Opera, musical drama (compound word).
- Ca dao: Folk poetry, folk songs (compound word).
- Ca từ: Lyrics (compound word).
- Ca nhạc: Music (compound word).
- Ca độc: Solo singing (compound word).
- Ca nương: A female singer of traditional songs (compound word, somewhat archaic).
Synonyms
- Cốc, ly: Cup, glass (for the "mug" meaning).
- Chén: Bowl, cup (for drinking).
- Phiên: Shift, turn (for the "work shift" meaning).
- Tổ, đội: Team, group (for the "team" meaning).
- Trường hợp: Case, instance.
- Bài hát: Song (for the "song" meaning).
- Hát: To sing (for the verb meaning).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Làm ca: To work a shift.
- Vào ca: To start a shift.
- Ra ca/Tan ca: To finish a shift.
- Hát ca: To sing (emphasizing the act, often traditional).
Related Idioms
- "Một nốt nhạc cũng không biết, một bài ca cũng không thuộc": (Doesn't know a single note, doesn't know a single song) - Used to describe someone completely unmusical or ignorant about something.
- "Ca bài ca cũ": (To sing the same old song) - To repeat the same old story or complaint.
noun
- Mug (about 1/4 litre)
- rót nước vào cato pour water into a mug
- uống một ca nướcto drink a mug of water
- Measure (from 1/4 litre to 1 or 2 litres)
- Shift
- một ngày làm ba cathere are three shifts a day
- làm ca đêmto be on the night shift
- giao cato hand over one's shift
- Team (on the same shift)
- năng suất của toàn cathe productivity of a whole team