ao hồ

Những con vịt bơi lội trong ao hồ ở công viên.

Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Ponds and lakes: Refers to bodies of water, typically natural or artificial, that are smaller than seas and oceans. It often implies a collection or general concept of inland water bodies.
   • Inland waters: A collective term for still water surfaces found on land, such as ponds, lakes, and reservoirs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Khu vực này có nhiều ao hồ tự nhiên. (This area has many natural ponds and lakes.)
  • Chúng tôi thích câu cá ở các ao hồ trong vùng. (We enjoy fishing at the ponds and lakes in the region.)
  • Ao hồ cung cấp nước cho sản xuất nông nghiệp. (Inland waters supply water for agricultural production.)

Advanced Usage

• "mạng lưới ao hồ": network of ponds and lakes.

  • Mạng lưới ao hồ ở đồng bằng sông Cửu Long rất phát triển. (The network of ponds and lakes in the Mekong Delta is very developed.)

• "cải tạo ao hồ": to renovate/improve ponds and lakes.

  • Dự án nhằm cải tạo các ao hồ bị ô nhiễm. (The project aims to renovate polluted ponds and lakes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ao (n): Pond. A small, often man-made body of still water.

  • Ao làng thường dùng để nuôi cá. (Village ponds are often used for fish farming.)

• Hồ (n): Lake. A larger inland body of water.

  • Hồ Tây là một hồ nổi tiếng ở Hà Nội. (West Lake is a famous lake in Hanoi.)

• Đầm (n): Lagoon; pond. Can refer to a shallow lake or a brackish water body.

• Vũng nước (n): Puddle; pool. A very small, temporary collection of water.

Synonyms

• Thủy vực (n): Water body. A more technical term for any body of water.
• Vùng nước nội địa (n): Inland water area. A formal term for waters within a country's land boundaries.

Related Phrases

• "ao hồ sông suối": ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams. A phrase enumerating various types of inland waters.
  • Hệ sinh thái ao hồ sông suối cần được bảo vệ. (The ecosystem of ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams needs protection.)

Related Idioms

• "Nước đổ đầu vịt" (like water off a duck's back): This idiom, while about water, is not directly related to 'ao hồ' but describes advice or criticism having no effect, much like water rolling off a duck's back. It shares the thematic element of water.
  • Lời khuyên của anh ấy với nó chẳng khác nào nước đổ đầu vịt. (His advice to him was like water off a duck's back.)