bỏ ống

Thân thiện

Bà ngoại tôi ngày trước thường bỏ ống để dành tiền mua Tết.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To save money in a traditional bamboo tube bank: The act of depositing coins or small amounts of money into a hollow bamboo tube, which serves as a traditional, homemade savings device. The tube is typically sealed, and money is saved until the tube is full and broken open.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Bà tôi thường bỏ ống tiền lẻ mỗi ngày. (My grandmother often puts coins in the bamboo savings tube every day.)
  • Hồi nhỏ, tôi hay bỏ ống để dành tiền mua đồ chơi. (When I was little, I used to save money in a bamboo bank to buy toys.)

Advanced Usage

• "bỏ ống heo đất": This is a common extended phrase where "heo đất" (clay pig) refers to a piggy bank. The phrase retains the core meaning of saving money in a sealed container.
  • Các con tôi thích bỏ ống heo đất hơn là dùng tài khoản ngân hàng. (My children prefer putting money in a piggy bank more than using a bank account.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ống tiết kiệm (n): Savings tube; the bamboo tube or similar container used for this purpose.
• Heo đất (n): Piggy bank (literally "clay pig"), a common modern equivalent.

Synonyms

• Để dành tiền: To save money (general term).
• Tiết kiệm: To economize, to save (money).

Related Idioms

• "Tích tiểu thành đại": This idiom, meaning "Many a little makes a mickle" or "Small savings add up to a large sum," perfectly captures the philosophy behind the action of "bỏ ống."

Học thuật

1. Put money in a bamboo pipe savings bank