chuồn chuồn
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Dragonfly: A type of insect with a long, thin body, large eyes, and two pairs of long, transparent wings. It is often seen near water.
- Damselfly: A similar, closely related insect, often more slender and typically holding its wings together over its body when at rest.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhìn kìa, một con chuồn chuồn đang đậu trên cây sậy. (Look, a dragonfly is perched on the reed.)
- Trẻ con thường thích chạy theo bắt chuồn chuồn. (Children often like to run after and catch dragonflies.)
- Chuồn chuồn kim thường có thân hình rất mảnh mai. (Damselflies usually have very slender bodies.)
Advanced Usage
- "chuồn chuồn đạp nước": Literally "a dragonfly skims the water." This idiom describes a superficial or shallow style of work, where one only touches the surface without going into depth.
- Anh ta làm việc kiểu chuồn chuồn đạp nước, chẳng đi vào chi tiết nào cả. (He works in a superficial way, not going into any details.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chuồn chuồn kim (n): Damselfly. A specific type of "chuồn chuồn," typically more delicate.
- Con chuồn chuồn (n): The dragonfly (using the general classifier "con" for animals).
Synonyms
- Con mũi kim (n, regional/less common): Literally "needle-nose," sometimes used for damselflies.
- Con cá ngựa (n, folk/poetic): Literally "horse-fish," an old or poetic folk name for the dragonfly.
Related Idioms
- "Chuồn chuồn bay thấp thì mưa, bay cao thì nắng, bay vừa thì râm": A Vietnamese folk weather proverb: "If dragonflies fly low, it will rain; if they fly high, it will be sunny; if they fly at a medium height, it will be shady."
- "Tháng bảy heo may, chuồn chuồn bay thì bão": Another proverb: "In the seventh lunar month with the autumn wind, if dragonflies fly, there will be a storm."
noun
- Dragon-fly
- chuồn chuồn đạp nướclike a dragon-fly skimming the water; a superficial style of work
- con chuồn chuồn
- con chuồn chuồn kim