Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fishing nets and gear; the equipment used for fishing: Refers collectively to nets, such as casting nets or dragnets, and other traditional tools used to catch fish.
   • The fishing trade; the occupation of fishing: Denotes the profession or activity of catching fish for a living.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người dân ở đây sống bằng nghề chài lưới. (The people here live by the fishing trade.)
  • Chiếc thuyền chở đầy chài lưới. (The boat was loaded full of fishing nets.)
  • Anh ấy là con nhà chài lưới. (He is a child from a fisherman's family.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "con nhà chài lưới" is an idiomatic expression meaning "a child of a fishing family," often used to denote someone whose lineage and upbringing are tied to the sea and fishing.

Variants and Related Words

• Chài (n): A specific type of casting net, a circular net thrown by hand.
• Lưới (n): A general term for net, often referring to a gillnet, dragnet, or any woven mesh used for catching fish or other purposes.
• Nghề chài lưới (n phrase): The fishing profession.

Synonyms

• Fishing gear: Equipment used for fishing.
• Fishery: The occupation or industry of catching fish.
• Net fishing: The method of fishing using nets.

Related Idioms

• Sống bằng chài lưới: To live by fishing; to depend on fishing for one's livelihood.
  • Cả gia đình họ đã nhiều đời sống bằng chài lưới. (Their whole family has lived by fishing for many generations.)

1. Casting and other fishing-nets; fishing trade
   • con nhà chài lưới
     children of a fishermen's family
   • nghề chài lưới
     the fishing trade, fishing