chuồn chuồn kim

Một con chuồn chuồn kim đang đậu trên cọng cỏ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Damselfly: A slender, delicate insect belonging to the suborder Zygoptera, similar to but typically smaller and more fragile than a dragonfly, often seen near water with its wings held together over its body when at rest.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Một con chuồn chuồn kim đang đậu trên cọng cỏ. (A damselfly is perched on a blade of grass.)
  • Chuồn chuồn kim có đôi cánh mỏng manh và thân hình rất nhỏ. (Damselflies have delicate wings and a very small body.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đàn chuồn chuồn kim": A swarm/flock of damselflies.

  • Đàn chuồn chuồn kim bay là đà trên mặt hồ. (A swarm of damselflies is hovering over the lake surface.)

• "Chuồn chuồn kim cắn rốn": A folk saying or children's rhyme, often used in a playful context about damselflies.

  • Trẻ con thường hát "Chuồn chuồn kim cắn rốn..." khi thấy chúng. (Children often sing "Damselfly bites the navel..." when they see them.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuồn chuồn (n): Dragonfly. This is the broader category; a "chuồn chuồn kim" is a specific, slender type of "chuồn chuồn".
• Chuồn chuồn ớt (n): A common name for a small, often red-colored dragonfly species.

Synonyms

• Agrion (n): A scientific/technical term used in some older classifications for damselflies.

Related Phrases

• Bay như chuồn chuồn (Idiom): To move or fly quickly and lightly, like a damselfly/dragonfly.
  • Cô ấy chạy bay như chuồn chuồn. (She ran swiftly and lightly.)

Related Idioms

• Chuồn như chuồn chuồn: To slip away or escape quickly and quietly.
  • Thấy không khí căng thẳng, nó chuồn như chuồn chuồn. (Seeing the tense atmosphere, he slipped away quickly.)