Definition

1. Noun:

   • A fishing fork or fish lance: A tool with a long handle and one or several sharp, pointed prongs at the end, traditionally used for spearing fish.

2. Verb:

   • To point at, to aim, to direct, to train upon: To orient the tip or front of an object (like a weapon, finger, or light) directly toward a specific target or direction.
   • To fish with a fish lance: To use a chĩa (the noun) to catch fish by spearing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngư dân dùng chĩa để bắt cá. (The fisherman uses a fishing fork to catch fish.)
• Verb:
  • Không được chĩa súng vào người. (You must not point a gun at a person.)
  • Cậu bé chĩa ngón tay về phía bầu trời. (The boy pointed his finger toward the sky.)
  • Họ chĩa đèn pin vào căn phòng tối. (They directed the flashlight into the dark room.)
  • Ông ấy thường đi chĩa cá ở con sông gần nhà. (He often goes to fish with a lance in the river near his house.)

Advanced Usage

• "chĩa mũi nhọn": Literally "to point the sharp tip," used figuratively to mean to direct the spearhead or focus of an effort (e.g., criticism, struggle, investigation) toward a specific target.
  • Bài báo chĩa mũi nhọn vào vấn đề tham nhũng. (The article directs its criticism at the problem of corruption.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chĩa vào (v): To point at, to be directed toward. Often used interchangeably with .
  • Mọi ánh mắt đều chĩa vào cô ấy. (All eyes were fixed on her.)
• Sự chĩa mũi (n): The act of pointing or aiming; the direction something is pointed.

Synonyms

• Noun: Fishing spear, harpoon.
• Verb: To aim, to direct, to train, to level (a weapon).

Related Idioms

• Chĩa súng vào đầu: Literally "to point a gun at [someone's] head," meaning to put extreme pressure on someone, to coerce or threaten severely.

noun

1. Fishing fork, fish lance

verb

1. To fish with a fish lance (fishing fork)
2. To point at, to direct, to train upon
   • chĩa lưỡi lê vào ngực ai
     to point one's bayonet at someone
   • nòng súng chĩa lên cao
     the gun's barrel was trained high
   • chĩa mũi nhọn đấu tranh vào kẻ thù chính
     to direct the spearhead of the struggle at the main enemy