Definition

1. Noun:

   • Owl: A bird of prey, typically active at night, characterized by large forward-facing eyes and a flat face.
   • Blow; Hit; Strike: A single, often powerful or skillful, instance of hitting something, as in sports or fighting.
   • Trick; Stunt; Move: A clever, surprising, or decisive action, often in a competitive context.
   • Verse; Line (in poetry): An archaic or literary term for a line of poetry or a sentence.

2. Adjective (colloquial):

   • Bitter; Resentful; Sore: Feeling upset, angry, or humiliated, especially after a loss or failure.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Owl):
  • Tiếng cú kêu trong đêm. (The owl hoots in the night.)
• Noun (Blow/Hit):
  • Cầu thủ đó sút một cú rất mạnh. (That player took a very powerful shot.)
  • Anh ta nhận một cú đấm vào mặt. (He received a punch to the face.)
• Noun (Trick/Move):
  • Đó là một cú lừa ngoạn mục. (That was a spectacular trick.)
• Adjective:
  • Nó rất cú vì thua trận. (He is very sore because he lost the match.)

Advanced Usage

• "cú pháp": syntax (in linguistics or computing).
  • Cú pháp của câu này sai. (The syntax of this sentence is incorrect.)
• "cú sốc": shock (a sudden, disturbing event or impact).
  • Tin đó gây ra một cú sốc lớn. (That news caused a big shock.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cú vọ (n): Another term for an owl, often with a more literary tone.
• Cú đấm (n): A punch (a blow with the fist).
• Cú sút (n): A kick (especially in soccer), a shot.
• Cú điện (n, colloquial): A phone call (literally "electric blow/strike").

Synonyms

• Owl: bird of prey, night bird.
• Blow: strike, hit, shot, kick.
• Trick: stunt, maneuver, ploy.
• Resentful: bitter, upset, aggrieved.

Related Idioms

• Hôi như cú: To smell very bad (literally "smelly like an owl").
  • Cái ao này hôi như cú. (This pond smells terrible.)
• Cú vọ kêu nhà có tang: An old superstition meaning an owl's hoot foretells a death in the family (literally "the owl hoots, the house has a funeral").

noun

1. the owl
   • ổ chim cú
     Owlery

noun

1. verse; line; sentence

noun

1. blow; trick; xick