No. 780 in Vietnamese
cúp
"Cúp" in Vietnamese means "trophy" or "to cut off/power outage," depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi vừa đoạt được một chiếc cúp trong cuộc thi.
I just won a trophy in the competition.
In this sentence, 'cúp' is used as a noun meaning 'trophy', referring to an award given for a victory in a competition.
Do mất điện, chúng tôi bị cúp điện suốt cả buổi tối.
Due to the power outage, we experienced a blackout the entire evening.
Here, 'cúp điện' is a compound term meaning 'power outage', with 'cúp' being used metaphorically to express a stoppage or disruption.
Anh ấy đã quyết định cúp máy sau cuộc gọi đó.
He decided to hang up the phone after that call.
In this example, 'cúp' is used as part of the phrase 'cúp máy', which means 'to hang up', indicating ending a telephone conversation.
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