báng
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Ascites: A medical condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, causing swelling.
- Bamboo pipe / water container: A section of bamboo, often used by ethnic minority groups in the highlands, to carry or store water.
- Butt / rifle stock: The rear part of a firearm, typically made of wood, designed to be held against the shoulder when firing.
Verb:
- To gore / to butt: To strike or push something with the head or horns, as an animal like a buffalo or bull might do.
- To knock / to thump: To hit someone, especially on the head.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bệnh nhân bị báng. (The doctor diagnosed the patient with ascites.)
- Người dân tộc dùng ống báng để đựng nước. (The ethnic people use a bamboo pipe to carry water.)
- Anh lính tì má vào báng súng. (The soldier rested his cheek against the rifle stock.)
Verb:
- Con trâu húc báng vào thân cây. (The buffalo butted the tree trunk.)
- Nó bị báng một cái vào đầu. (He got thumped on the head.)
Advanced Usage
- "giơ đầu chịu báng": (idiom) Literally "to stick one's head out to receive the butt"; to bear the blame or consequences for someone else's actions; to be the scapegoat.
- Anh ta không làm gì sai nhưng lại phải giơ đầu chịu báng cho cả nhóm. (He did nothing wrong but had to bear the blame for the whole group.)
Variants and Related Words
- Báng súng (n): Rifle stock, gunstock.
- Báng nước (n): A colloquial term for ascites, emphasizing the fluid accumulation.
Synonyms
- Ascites: Abdominal dropsy.
- Butt: Stock (of a firearm).
- Gore: To horn, to ram.
Related Idioms
- Giơ đầu chịu báng: To bell the cat; to volunteer for a dangerous or unpleasant task, or to take undeserved punishment.
- Trong tình huống đó, ai sẽ giơ đầu chịu báng? (In that situation, who will bell the cat?)
noun
- Ascites
- Bamboo pipe
- Butt, rifle stock
verb
- To gore, to butt
- giơ đầu chịu bángTo bell the cat