cá xác-đin
Definition
- Noun:
- Sardine: A small, oily fish belonging to the herring family, often found in large schools and commonly preserved in cans.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Họ mua một hộp cá xác-đin để ăn trưa. (They bought a can of sardines for lunch.)
- Cá xác-đin thường được đánh bắt với số lượng lớn. (Sardines are often caught in large quantities.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đóng hộp như cá xác-đin": Packed like sardines (an idiom describing a very crowded space).
- Trên xe buýt, mọi người bị nhồi nhét như cá xác-đin. (On the bus, people were packed in like sardines.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cá mòi: This is another common Vietnamese name for the same fish (sardine). "Cá xác-đin" is a direct phonetic loanword.
- Cá trích: Herring. A related type of fish, often larger than a sardine.
Synonyms
- Sardine (English loanword used interchangeably in some contexts).
Related Phrases
- Chật như hộp cá xác-đin: (As crowded as a can of sardines). An idiom emphasizing extreme overcrowding.
- Phòng họp chật như hộp cá xác-đin. (The meeting room was as crowded as a can of sardines.)