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Definition

1. Noun:

   • Steamer (for steaming sticky rice): A specific type of cooking pot, typically consisting of two tiers. The upper tier has a perforated bottom and is placed over a lower pot containing boiling water, used primarily for steaming glutinous rice.

2. Verb (colloquial):

   • To direct or point (one's mouth or an object): To aim or orient something, especially one's mouth or a sound-emitting object, directly towards a specific location or direction.
   • To poke one's nose into; to meddle; to interfere: To intrude or offer an opinion on a matter that is not one's concern or business. Often used critically.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi đồ xôi bằng chiếc chõ cũ. (My mother steams sticky rice using the old steamer.)
• Verb:
  • Anh ta nói chõ sang phòng bên cạnh. (He spoke directly towards the next room.)
  • Đừng có chõ mồm/chõ miệng vào chuyện của họ. (Don't poke your nose into their business.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb form is highly colloquial and often carries a negative connotation, especially when referring to interfering in others' affairs.
• "nghe hơi nồi chõ" (idiom): Literally "to smell the steam from the steamer pot." It means to believe in or act upon vague rumors or hearsay.
  • Đừng nghe hơi nồi chõ, hãy tìm hiểu sự thật. (Don't believe hearsay; find out the truth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nồi chõ (n): Another term for the steamer pot, emphasizing the two-part vessel.
• Chõ mồm / Chõ miệng (v, colloquial): A more specific and common phrase for "to meddle" or "to offer an unasked-for opinion."

Synonyms

• Noun: Steamer, rice steamer.
• Verb (to direct): To aim, to point.
• Verb (to meddle): To interfere, to intrude, to butt in.

Related Idioms

• Nghe hơi nồi chõ: To believe in hearsay; to act on rumors.
  • Chuyện đó chỉ là nghe hơi nồi chõ thôi. (That story is just based on hearsay.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Steamer (for steaming sticky rice)
   • nghe hơi nồi chõ
     to believe in hearsay

verb

1. To direct one's mouth to
   • nói chõ sang buồng bên cạnh
     to speak in the direction of the next room
   • chõ mõm lên gác, gọi to lên
     to direct one's mouth upstairs and shout
   • chõ mồm, chõ miệng
     To give one's unasked-for view
   • chuyện nhà người ta, chõ mồm vào làm gì
     that's their family affair, it's no business of yours to give your unasked-for view about it