bễ

Thân thiện

Người thợ rèn dùng cái bễ để thổi lửa trong lò.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bellows: A device with a flexible, air-filled chamber that is compressed to blow air, typically used to intensify a fire, such as in a forge or traditional stove.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người thợ rèn dùng bễ để thổi lửa. (The blacksmith uses bellows to blow on the fire.)
  • Anh ấy kéo bễ cho ngọn lửa cháy mạnh hơn. (He works the bellows to make the flame burn stronger.)
  • Thụt bễ là công việc vất vả. (Working the bellows is laborious work.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bễ" is primarily used in traditional or historical contexts involving manual labor, metallurgy, or older heating methods. It is not commonly used for modern mechanical blowers or fans.

Variants and Related Words

• Thụt bễ (verb phrase): To pump or work the bellows.
  • Công việc của anh là thụt bễ cho lò rèn. (His job is to pump the bellows for the forge.)

Synonyms

• Bellows: A device for blowing air.
• Blower: A general term for a device that blows air (though "blower" is more modern and mechanical).

Related Idioms

• Bỏ bễ (idiom): To neglect, to abandon, to leave something unattended. This is a common idiomatic extension derived from the idea of not tending to the bellows (and thus the fire).
  • Anh ta đã bỏ bễ việc học hành. (He has neglected his studies.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Bellows
   • thụt bễ
     To work the bellows
   • kéo bễ thổi lò
     to work the bellows and blow on the fire