Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fish using a bamboo pot: "đánh giậm" refers to the traditional method of catching fish by using a specific type of trap or pot, typically made from bamboo, which is placed in water to capture fish.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người nông dân thường đánh giậm ở con sông gần nhà. (The farmer often fishes with a bamboo pot in the river near his house.)
  • Đánh giậm là một phương pháp đánh bắt truyền thống ở vùng nông thôn. (Fishing with a bamboo pot is a traditional fishing method in rural areas.)

Advanced Usage

• "đi đánh giậm": to go fishing with a bamboo pot.
  • Sáng sớm, ông ấy đã đi đánh giậm. (Early in the morning, he went to fish with a bamboo pot.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cái giậm (n): The bamboo pot or trap used in this fishing method.

  • Anh ấy đang đan một cái giậm mới. (He is weaving a new bamboo pot.)

• Nghề đánh giậm (n): The occupation or practice of fishing with a bamboo pot.

  • Nghề đánh giậm đang dần mai một. (The occupation of fishing with a bamboo pot is gradually fading.)

Synonyms

• Bắt cá bằng bẫy: To catch fish with a trap.
• Đánh bắt thủ công: To fish using manual/traditional methods.

Related Phrases

• Đánh giậm mò cua: A phrase suggesting a diligent, hands-on approach to work, often in difficult conditions. (Literally: fishing with a pot and groping for crabs).
  • Công việc này vất vả như đánh giậm mò cua. (This job is as hard as fishing with a pot and groping for crabs.)

1. Fish with a bamboo pot