chột
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Definition
- Adjective:
- One-eyed, blind in one eye: Describes a person or animal that has lost vision or has a damaged eye.
- Stunted, nipped: Describes a plant or animal whose growth has been hindered or stopped, often due to damage or disease.
- Aborted, undeveloped: Describes a fruit or seed that has failed to develop properly.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông ấy bị chột một mắt sau tai nạn. (He is blind in one eye after the accident.)
- Cây lúa này bị chột vì hạn hán. (This rice plant is stunted due to drought.)
- Trên cây có nhiều quả chột. (There are many aborted fruits on the tree.)
Advanced Usage
- "chột dạ": (idiomatic) To feel a sudden pang of fear, guilt, or unease; to have a bad conscience.
- Nghe tin ấy, anh ta chột dạ. (Hearing that news, he felt a sudden pang of fear.)
- "chột lòng": Similar to "chột dạ," meaning to feel uneasy or apprehensive.
- Nghĩ đến hậu quả, cô ấy chột lòng. (Thinking of the consequences, she felt uneasy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chột dạ (idiom): To have a guilty conscience or a sudden fear.
- Chột lòng (idiom): To feel uneasy or apprehensive.
- Mắt chột (phrase): A blind or damaged eye.
Synonyms
- Một mắt (one-eyed): Specifically refers to having only one functional eye.
- Còi cọc (stunted): Refers to stunted growth in plants or animals.
- Lép (empty, unfilled): Often used for grains or seeds that are undeveloped.
Related Phrases
- Làm chột dạ ai: To make someone feel guilty or uneasy.
- Lời nói của cô ấy làm tôi chột dạ. (Her words made me feel guilty.)
- Chột mắt: To be blind in one eye (literal).
- Con mèo bị chột mắt. (The cat is blind in one eye.)
Related Idioms
- Ăn chắc mặc bền, sống lâu chột dạ: (Proverb) Emphasizes caution and a tendency to worry, implying that a careful, long life comes with constant unease.
- Ông cụ luôn dè dặt, đúng là "sống lâu chột dạ". (The old man is always cautious, truly "the longer you live, the more you worry.")
adj
- One-eyed
- một người chộta one-eyed person
- chột mắtto be blind of one eye, to have one eye damaged completely
- Nip, stunt
- cây cam bị chột vì đứt rễthe orange tree was nipped because its root was cut
- con tr6u chột đi sau trận ốmthe buffalo was stunted after a bout of illness
- Aborted
- quả chộtan aborted fruit