Definition

1. Noun:

   • Plane (tool): A carpenter's tool with a sharp blade set across it, used for smoothing or shaping wood.
   • Wood shavings: The thin, curled pieces of wood removed by a plane.
   • (Archaic) Robe: A long, wide-sleeved robe worn by nobles in feudal times.

2. Verb:

   • To plane / to smooth with a plane: To make a wooden surface smooth or level by using a plane.
   • (Figurative) To feel a wrenching pain: To experience a sharp, painful feeling, often emotional, as if one's heart is being scraped.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh thợ mộc cầm cái bào. (The carpenter holds the plane.)
  • Sàn nhà đầy dăm bào. (The floor is covered with wood shavings.)
  • Vị quan mặc một chiếc bào màu tía. (The mandarin wore a purple robe.)

• Verb:

  • Ông ấy bào một tấm ván cho thật phẳng. (He planes a plank until it is very smooth.)
  • Nghe tin ấy, ruột tôi như bào. (Hearing that news, I felt a wrench in my heart.)

Advanced Usage

• The figurative use of the verb, as in , is a vivid metaphor comparing emotional pain to the physical action of planing, suggesting a scraping, grinding hurt.

Variants and Related Words

• Lưỡi bào (n): Plane blade.
  • Lưỡi bào này cần được mài sắc. (This plane blade needs to be sharpened.)

Synonyms

• Plane (n): Smoothing tool.
• Shavings (n): Wood chips.
• Gown / Robe (n): Formal garment.
• Smooth (v): To make even.
• Wrench (v): To cause a sharp, painful feeling.

Related Idioms

• Ruột như bào: Literally "guts/heart as if being planed"; to feel a deep, wrenching sorrow or pain.
  • Chứng kiến cảnh đó, bà cụ ruột như bào. (Witnessing that scene, the old woman felt a wrench in her heart.)

noun

1. plane
   • dăm bào
     wood shavings
2. Feudal court robe

verb

1. To smooth with a plane
   • bào một tấm ván
     to smooth a plank
   • ruột như bào
     to feel a wrench in one's heart