Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.

noun

1. Big-bellied jar

verb

1. như loé

adj

1. Bright and translucent
   • vàng choé
     of a bright and translucent yellow
2. Shrill, strident
   • khóc choé
     to burst into shrill crying
   • con chim bị bắt kêu choe choé
     the captured bird uttered very shrill cries