Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cast: To pour a liquid or malleable material into a mold to give it a specific shape as it solidifies.
   • To be cast in the same mold: An idiomatic expression meaning to be extremely similar in appearance, character, or nature.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người thợ đang đổ khuôn một pho tượng đồng. (The artisan is casting a bronze statue.)
  • Họ đổ khuôn bê tông cho cột nhà. (They are casting concrete for the house pillar.)
• Idiomatic Expression:
  • Tính cách hai cha con giống nhau như đổ khuôn. (The personalities of the father and son are as like as two peas.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in industrial, artistic, and construction contexts (e.g., casting metal, concrete, or plaster). The idiomatic use is figurative and very common.

Variants and Related Words

• Đúc (v): Also means "to cast," often used for metals. (to cast a statue).
• Khuôn mẫu (n): A mold; a model or pattern to be followed.

Synonyms

• Cast: To shape material in a mold.
• Mold: To form in a mold.
• Identical: Exactly alike (for the idiomatic sense).

Related Idioms

• Như đổ khuôn: The core idiom meaning "as like as two peas," "cast from the same mold," or "identical."
  • Hai ngôi nhà được xây như đổ khuôn. (The two houses were built identically.)

1. Cast
   • Đổ khuôn một pho tượng
     To cast a statue
   • Như đổ khuôn
     Cast in the same mould; as like as two peas
   • Hai chị em giống nhau như đổ khuôn
     The two sisters are cast in the sam mould