Definition

1. Noun:
   • A black dog: "chó mực" refers specifically to a dog with black fur. The term combines "chó" (dog) and "mực" (ink), metaphorically describing the dog's ink-black color.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà tôi nuôi một con chó mực rất trung thành. (My family keeps a very loyal black dog.)
  • Con chó mực ấy thường nằm phơi nắng ở sân. (That black dog often lies sunbathing in the yard.)

Advanced Usage

• "đen như chó mực": (as black as a black dog) - an idiom used to describe something very black or dark.
  • Căn phòng không đèn, tối đen như chó mực. (The room had no lights and was as dark as a black dog.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chó: (noun) Dog.
• Mực: (noun) Ink; also used to describe the color black in certain compound nouns (e.g., - a black cat).

Synonyms

• Chó đen: (noun) Black dog. A more direct, descriptive synonym.

Related Idioms

• "đen như chó mực": As black as a black dog; pitch black.
  • Trời tối đen như chó mực, chúng tôi không thể nhìn thấy đường. (The sky was pitch black, we couldn't see the road.)