rú
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Definition
Noun:
- Forest, jungle, wooded mountain: A dense area covered with trees and vegetation, often used in certain regional dialects of Vietnamese. This meaning is considered a variant of the standard word "rừng".
Verb:
- To scream; to yell; to howl: To make a very loud, sharp, and often prolonged cry, typically due to a strong emotion like pain, fear, or excitement.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Người dân lên rú lấy măng và củi. (The villagers go up to the forest to get bamboo shoots and firewood.)
- Con đường nhỏ dẫn sâu vào trong rú. (The small path leads deep into the woods.)
Verb:
- Đứa trẻ rú lên vì sợ hãi khi nhìn thấy con rắn. (The child screamed in fear upon seeing the snake.)
- Cô ấy rú lên vui sướng khi biết tin mình đỗ đại học. (She yelled with joy upon hearing she passed the university entrance exam.)
- Tiếng còi tàu rú vang trong đêm. (The train whistle howled loudly in the night.)
Advanced Usage
"rú lên": to let out a scream/yell. This is a very common collocation.
- Anh ta đau quá phải rú lên. (He was in so much pain he had to let out a scream.)
"mừng rú lên": to scream/yell with joy.
- Cả đội mừng rú lên khi ghi bàn thắng quyết định. (The whole team yelled with joy when they scored the decisive goal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rừng (n): The standard and more common word for "forest, jungle".
- Hét (v): To shout, to yell. A more common synonym for the verb meaning, but "rú" often implies a more intense, sharper, or more emotional cry.
- Gào (v): To howl, to wail. Similar to "rú" but can imply a more drawn-out sound, often of grief or strong wind.
- Reo hò (v): To cheer, to shout excitedly (often in a group).
Synonyms
- Verb: La hét (to shout and scream), thét lên (to shriek), gào thét (to howl and scream).
- Noun: Rừng rậm (dense forest), rừng núi (mountainous forest).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Rú gào: To scream and howl (combining "rú" and "gào" for emphasis on a loud, emotional outcry).
- Nó rú gào thảm thiết khi bị bỏ rơi. (It screamed and howled pitifully when abandoned.)
Related Idioms
- Mừng rơn / Mừng rú: (An intensified form of "very happy"). While "mừng rơn" is more common, "mừng rú" can be used informally to mean "overjoyed to the point of yelling".
- Nghe tin ấy, nó mừng rú lên. (Hearing that news, it/he/she was overjoyed.)
verb
- to scream; to yell