cú vọ
Definition
- Noun:
- Barn owl: A type of owl, specifically one without prominent ear tufts, often referring to the barn owl family (Tytonidae).
- A malevolent person: Used figuratively to describe a cunning, treacherous, or predatory person who watches closely to harm others.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tiếng cú vọ kêu trong đêm nghe rất lạnh. (The call of the barn owl in the night sounds very eerie.)
- Hắn ta là một tên cú vọ, luôn rình rập để hãm hại đồng nghiệp. (He is a treacherous person, always lurking to harm his colleagues.)
- Cô ấy có đôi mắt cú vọ, nhìn gì cũng thấy. (She has sharp, piercing eyes that notice everything.)
Advanced Usage
- "mắt cú vọ": Literally "barn owl eyes". An idiom meaning to have very sharp, piercing, or watchful eyes; to be observant and keen-sighted, often with a connotation of suspicious scrutiny.
- Tên trộm có đôi mắt cú vọ, nó quan sát mọi ngõ ngách trước khi hành động. (The thief had watchful eyes; he observed every alley before acting.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cú (n): A general term for owl.
- Cú mèo (n): A common term for owls, often those with ear tufts.
Synonyms
- Barn owl: For the literal ornithological meaning.
- Treacherous person: For the figurative meaning.
- Predator: In a figurative, malicious sense.
- Keen-eyed observer: For the idiomatic use related to "mắt cú vọ".
Related Idioms
- Mắt cú vọ: As described in Advanced Usage, meaning to have sharp, watchful, or piercing eyes.
- Đừng có làm điều gì xấu, ông chủ có mắt cú vọ đấy. (Don't do anything bad; the boss has eyes like a hawk.)
noun
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Barn-owl; hawk and undture
