chuột đồng
Definition
- Noun:
- Field mouse: A small rodent of the genus Apodemus, typically living in fields and grasslands.
- Vole: A small rodent resembling a mouse, often with a stouter body and shorter tail, living in fields or meadows. (Note: This meaning aligns with the reference translation "campagnol," which is French for "vole.")
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chúng tôi nhìn thấy một con chuột đồng chạy qua cánh đồng. (We saw a field mouse running across the field.)
- Chuột đồng thường đào hang dưới đất. (Voles often burrow underground.)
Advanced Usage
- "bẫy chuột đồng": to trap field mice/voles.
- Người nông dân đặt bẫy chuột đồng để bảo vệ mùa màng. (The farmer set traps for voles to protect the crops.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chuột (n): Mouse; rat. The general term.
- Chuột nhắt (n): House mouse ().
- Chuột cống (n): Rat (typically species).
Synonyms
- Campagnol (French loanword used in zoological contexts): Vole.
- Rat đồng: Field rat (a less common, more general term).
Related Phrases
- Chạy như chuột đồng: To run very fast (like a field mouse). This is a simile.
- Đứa bé chạy như chuột đồng ra khỏi phòng. (The child ran out of the room as fast as a field mouse.)
Related Idioms
- Chuột đồng chê lúa: Literally "a field mouse scorns rice," implying someone in a poor or humble position is being picky or disdainful of what is available.
- Anh ta thất nghiệp mà từ chối công việc đó, đúng là chuột đồng chê lúa. (He's unemployed but turned down that job; it's like a field mouse scorning rice.)
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