Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Nest; bed; litter: A place lined with straw, grass, or other materials for sleeping or for animals to give birth.
   • Litter; brood: A group of young animals born or hatched from the same nest or mother at the same time.
   • Den; hotbed; nest: A place where harmful people, animals, or things gather or originate.
   • Loaf: A unit of bread (typically used with "bánh mì").
   • (Military) Nest; strongpoint: A prepared, often concealed, fighting position.
   • (Mechanical) Bearing; bushing: A machine part that supports a rotating shaft.

Usage Examples

• Nest/Bed:
  • Gà mẹ đang ấp trứng trong ổ. (The mother hen is incubating eggs in the nest.)
  • Chú chó nằm trên ổ rơm. (The dog is lying on a straw bed.)
• Litter/Brood:
  • Ổ mèo con mới sinh rất đáng yêu. (The newly born litter of kittens is very cute.)
• Den/Hotbed:
  • Cảnh sát đã phá được một ổ buôn người. (The police dismantled a human trafficking den.)
  • Căn nhà bỏ hoang trở thành ổ muỗi. (The abandoned house became a mosquito breeding ground.)
• Loaf:
  • Cô ấy mua hai ổ bánh mì cho bữa sáng. (She bought two loaves of bread for breakfast.)
• Military Nest:
  • Quân ta thiết lập một ổ kháng cự kiên cường. (Our troops set up a sturdy strongpoint of resistance.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ổ gà": Literally "chicken nest," this is a common idiom for a pothole in the road.
  • Đường có quá nhiều ổ gà. (The road has too many potholes.)
• "Ổ dịch": Outbreak epicenter; hotspot (of a disease).
  • Thành phố đó từng là một ổ dịch lớn. (That city was once a major outbreak hotspot.)
• "Ổ khóa": Lock. (Note: This is a compound noun where "ổ" is a component).
  • Ổ khóa cửa bị hỏng. (The door lock is broken.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ổn định (adj/verb): Stable; to stabilize. (A distinct word, not a variant of "ổ").
• Ổ cứng (n): Hard drive (computer). (Compound noun).
• Ổ cắm (n): Socket; outlet (electrical). (Compound noun).

Synonyms

• Tổ (n): Nest (for birds, insects; also used metaphorically like "tổ ấm" - happy home).
• Ổ chuột (n): Rat's nest; often used metaphorically for a slum or squalid place.
• Hang ổ (n): Den; lair (for criminals, wild animals).
• Nơi (n): Place; location (general term).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "Cùng một ổ": Literally "from the same nest/litter," meaning birds of a feather; cut from the same cloth (often negative).
  • Bọn chúng là một lũ cùng một ổ. (They are a bunch of birds of a feather.)
• "Lót ổ": To prepare a bed/nest (literally for animals; can be used metaphorically).
• "Ổ phục kích": Ambush position.

noun

1. nest
   • ổ lưu manh
     a nest of ill-doers. bed; litter
   • ổ rơm ngủ rất ấm
     It is very warm to sleep on a straw bed. hole
   • ổ mắt
     eyehole. loaf;
   • ổ bánh mì
     a loaf of bread