con vụ
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Definition
- Noun:
- A top (a spinning toy): A traditional children's toy, typically made of wood, with a pointed end, designed to be spun on its axis by winding a string around it and pulling it sharply, or by twisting it between the fingers.
- A whipping top: Specifically refers to a top that is set in motion by striking it with a whip or lash.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trẻ con đánh con vụ ở trước sân. (The children are spinning tops in the front yard.)
- Ông nội tôi biết cách làm một con vụ bằng gỗ. (My grandfather knows how to make a wooden top.)
- Con vụ quay rất nhanh và phát ra âm thanh vo vo. (The top spins very fast and makes a humming sound.)
Advanced Usage
- "đánh con vụ": to spin a top (using a whip or string).
- Môn thể thao đánh con vụ đòi hỏi sự khéo léo. (The sport of top-spinning requires skill.)
- "con vụ gỗ": a wooden top.
- Những con vụ gỗ thủ công thường rất bền. (Handcrafted wooden tops are often very durable.)
Variants and Related Words
- Con quay: A synonym for "con vụ," also meaning a spinning top.
- "Con quay" và "con vụ" có nghĩa giống nhau. ("Con quay" and "con vụ" have the same meaning.)
- Đồ chơi quay: Spinning toy (a more general term).
Synonyms
- Spinning top: The most common and direct English equivalent.
- Whirligig: A less common synonym for a spinning toy.
- Teetotum: A small top spun with the fingers, often used in games of chance.
Related Phrases
- Quay như con vụ: To spin/busy like a top (an idiom describing someone who is very busy or constantly moving).
- Mẹ tôi quay như con vụ suốt ngày để chuẩn bị Tết. (My mother has been busy as a top all day preparing for Tet.)
Related Idioms
- Chạy như con vụ: To run around like a top (to be very active or run around incessantly).
- Đám trẻ chạy như con vụ quanh sân chơi. (The children ran around like tops in the playground.)