cúp

This is the 780th most frequent Vietnamese word.


cúp

"Cúp" in Vietnamese means "trophy" or "to cut off/power outage," depending on context.


In this sentence, 'cúp' is used as a noun meaning 'trophy', referring to an award given for a victory in a competition.

Tôi vừa đoạt được một chiếc cúp trong cuộc thi.

I just won a trophy in the competition.


In this example, 'cúp' is used as part of the phrase 'cúp máy', which means 'to hang up', indicating ending a telephone conversation.

Anh ấy đã quyết định cúp máy sau cuộc gọi đó.

He decided to hang up the phone after that call.


Here, 'cúp điện' is a compound term meaning 'power outage', with 'cúp' being used metaphorically to express a stoppage or disruption.

Do mất điện, chúng tôi bị cúp điện suốt cả buổi tối.

Due to the power outage, we experienced a blackout the entire evening.