choé
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Definition
Adjective:
- Bright and translucent; vividly shining: Describes a color, especially yellow or red, that is intensely bright, clear, and seems to glow or shine.
- Shrill, strident, piercing: Describes a sound, especially a cry or scream, that is loud, high-pitched, and unpleasant to the ear.
Noun:
- Big-bellied jar; a type of ceramic jar: Refers to a traditional jar, often made of porcelain, with a large, rounded belly, typically used for storing liquids like alcohol.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Bright color):
- Chiếc áo màu vàng choé. (A shirt of a bright, translucent yellow.)
- Mặt trời lặn đỏ choé. (The sunset is a vivid, glowing red.)
Adjective (Shrill sound):
- Đứa trẻ khóc choé lên. (The child burst into shrill crying.)
- Tiếng còi xe kêu choe choé. (The car horn honked with a piercing sound.)
Noun (Jar):
- Trên bàn thờ có đặt một chiếc choé cổ. (An ancient jar is placed on the altar.)
- Choé thường được dùng để đựng rượu. (Jars are often used to store alcohol.)
Advanced Usage
- The adjective form is often reduplicated as "choe choé" to intensify the meaning, especially for sounds.
- Tiếng tranh cãi chói tai vang lên choe choé. (The ear-splitting argument erupted shrilly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Choé as a noun is a specific term for a type of jar. Related words for containers include "lọ" (vase, bottle), "bình" (jar, vase), and "vò" (earthen jar).
- As an adjective describing sound, it is related to "chói" (dazzling, grating) and "the thé" (shrill, screechy).
Synonyms
- For color: "sặc sỡ" (gaudy, brightly colored), "rực rỡ" (brilliant, radiant), "lòe loẹt" (flashy, garish).
- For sound: "chói tai" (ear-piercing), "lanh lảnh" (clear and shrill), "the thé" (screechy).
Related Phrases
- "Vàng choé": Of a bright, luminous yellow.
- Cánh đồng hoa cải vàng choé. (The field of mustard flowers is a brilliant yellow.)
- "Đỏ choé": Of a vivid, glowing red.
- Màu đỏ choé của lá mùa thu. (The vivid red of autumn leaves.)
- "Khóc choé" / "Kêu choé": To cry/scream/shriek shrilly.
- Nó giật mình và kêu choé lên. (He was startled and let out a shrill scream.)
Related Idioms
- While "choé" itself is not commonly the core of idioms, the phrases "vàng choé" and "đỏ choé" are fixed descriptive collocations for intense colors. The sound-related usage often appears in descriptive narratives.
verb
- như loé
adj
- Bright and translucent
- vàng choéof a bright and translucent yellow
- Shrill, strident
- khóc choéto burst into shrill crying
- con chim bị bắt kêu choe choéthe captured bird uttered very shrill cries