ống tiền
Definition
- Noun:
- A bamboo tube used as a savings bank: A traditional Vietnamese piggy bank, typically made from a bamboo tube, used to save money by inserting coins through a slit. The money is usually retrieved by breaking the tube.
- A cylindrical container for saving money: More generally, any tube-shaped container used for the purpose of saving coins.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà ngoại tặng tôi một ống tiền bằng tre. (My grandmother gave me a bamboo savings tube.)
- Mỗi ngày, tôi bỏ tiền lẻ vào ống tiền. (Every day, I put spare change into the savings tube.)
- Khi ống tiền đầy, chúng tôi sẽ mở ra để mua sách mới. (When the savings tube is full, we will break it open to buy new books.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đập ống tiền": To break open the savings tube (to retrieve the saved money).
- Cuối năm, gia đình tôi đập ống tiền để chuẩn bị đón Tết. (At the end of the year, my family breaks open the savings tube to prepare for Tet.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ống heo đất / Ống lợn đất: (Literally "earthen pig tube") A clay piggy bank. This is a related concept but made from a different material (clay) and often shaped like a pig.
- Hũ tiền: A jar or pot used for saving money. This is a similar savings container but with a different shape (jar vs. tube).
Synonyms
- Tirelire: (French loanword used in Vietnamese) Piggy bank, money box.
- Heo đất: Piggy bank (specifically the clay pig-shaped kind).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "Tiết kiệm từng đồng trong ống tiền": To save every single coin in the savings tube (meaning to be very frugal and save diligently).
- Ông ấy giàu có nhờ tiết kiệm từng đồng trong ống tiền. (He became wealthy by saving every single coin in his savings tube.)
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