Definition

1. Noun:
   • Stethoscope: A medical instrument used by doctors and healthcare professionals to listen to internal sounds of the body, such as the heartbeat, breathing, or intestinal sounds.
   • Earpiece / Receiver: The part of a device (like a telephone, radio, or headset) that is placed against or in the ear to listen to sound.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Medical):
  • Bác sĩ dùng ống nghe để kiểm tra nhịp tim của bệnh nhân. (The doctor uses a stethoscope to check the patient's heartbeat.)
• Noun (Device):
  • Ống nghe điện thoại bị hỏng nên tôi không nghe rõ. (The telephone receiver is broken so I can't hear clearly.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ống nghe" is a compound noun where "ống" implies a tube or cylindrical object and "nghe" means to listen. Its specific meaning is entirely dependent on context (medical vs. telecommunications/audio).

Variants and Related Words

• Ống nghe điện thoại (n): Telephone receiver/earpiece.
• Ống nghe tim phổi (n): A more specific term for a medical stethoscope.
• Tai nghe (n): Headphones or earphones (more modern and general term for audio listening devices).

Synonyms

• Stethoscope (for medical context).
• Receiver, Earpiece, Headset (for audio/telephone context).

Related Idioms

• : To examine with a stethoscope (literally, but can imply a basic, hands-on examination).
  • Bác sĩ mới chỉ khám bệnh bằng ống nghe thôi. (The doctor has only performed an examination with a stethoscope so far.)

1. Earphone; receiver
2. Stethoscope