chuột nhím
Definition
- Noun:
- Hedgehog: A small mammal with a body covered in sharp spines or quills for protection. It is nocturnal and often rolls into a ball when threatened.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong vườn nhà tôi có một con chuột nhím. (There is a hedgehog in my garden.)
- Chuột nhím cuộn tròn người lại khi cảm thấy nguy hiểm. (The hedgehog rolls itself into a ball when it feels danger.)
Advanced Usage
- "nuôi chuột nhím làm thú cưng": to keep a hedgehog as a pet.
- Ở một số nước, người ta nuôi chuột nhím làm thú cưng. (In some countries, people keep hedgehogs as pets.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhím (n): This is a more common and general Vietnamese term for "hedgehog". "Chuột nhím" is a specific compound term.
- Nhím lông (n): Refers to a porcupine, a different, larger rodent with quills. It is important not to confuse "chuột nhím" (hedgehog) with "nhím lông" (porcupine).
Synonyms
- Nhím: Hedgehog (the more standard term).
- Con nhím: The hedgehog (using the classifier "con").
Related Phrases
- Cuộn tròn như chuột nhím: To curl up like a hedgehog (an idiom describing someone or something in a tightly curled position).
- Đứa bé lạnh đến nỗi cuộn tròn như chuột nhím trên giường. (The child was so cold that he curled up like a hedgehog in bed.)