cò hương

Trên cánh đồng, một con cò hương đang kiếm mồi.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Little Egret: A small, slender, white heron (scientific name: Egretta garzetta), commonly found in wetlands across Vietnam and Asia. It is characterized by its entirely white plumage, black legs with distinctive yellow feet, and a long, thin black bill.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên cánh đồng, một con cò hương đang kiếm mồi. (In the field, a little egret is foraging for food.)
  • Đàn cò hương trắng muốt tạo nên cảnh tượng rất đẹp ở đầm lầy. (The flock of pure white little egrets creates a beautiful scene in the marsh.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cò hương" is sometimes used metaphorically in literature and poetry to evoke imagery of purity, grace, fragility, or the tranquility of the countryside.

Variants and Related Words

• Cò: (n) A general term for herons, egrets, and storks.
• Cò trắng: (n) White egret (a broader term that may include the little egret and other similar species).

Synonyms

• Little Egret: The direct English common name for the bird.
• Small White Heron: A descriptive synonym.

Related Idioms

• While there is no common idiom directly using "cò hương", the general word "cò" appears in idioms. For example:
  • Lận đận như cò: To have a hard, struggling life, likened to the perceived difficult life of a heron.

    • Sau bao năm, bà ấy vẫn lận đận như cò. (After all these years, she still has a life of struggle.)