Definition

1. Noun:
   • Kidney: An internal organ in animals, often used as food.
   • Loin / Small of the back: The lower part of the back on either side of the spine.
   • Outer layer (of bamboo): The hard, outer shell of a bamboo stem.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Kidney):
  • Món cật heo xào rất ngon. (Stir-fried pig's kidney is very delicious.)
• Noun (Loin):
  • Anh ấy bị đau ở cật. (He has pain in his loins.)
• Noun (Bamboo layer):
  • Chiếc rổ được đan từ cật tre. (The basket is woven from bamboo outer layer.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "cật" is primarily used in specific, often traditional or anatomical contexts. In modern daily conversation for "kidney," the word "thận" is more common. "Cật" appears frequently in fixed expressions and idioms.

Variants and Related Words

• Cật lợn (n): Pig's kidney.
• Tre cật (n): Old, hard bamboo with a tough outer layer.

Different Meanings

• Anatomical Organ: Refers specifically to the kidney of an animal, especially when considered as food.
• Body Region: Refers to the lumbar area of the human body.
• Botanical Part: Refers to the hard, durable outer layer of a bamboo culm.

Synonyms

• For "kidney": Thận (more common modern term for the organ).
• For "loin": Vùng thắt lưng, hông.
• For "bamboo layer": Lớp vỏ ngoài của tre.

Related Idioms

• Bụng đói cật rét: (Literally: hungry belly, cold loins) To suffer from hunger and cold; to be in a state of extreme poverty and hardship.
  • Người nông dân ngày xưa thường chịu cảnh bụng đói cật rét. (Peasants in the old days often endured hunger and cold.)
• Chung lưng đấu cật: (Literally: to share backs and join loins) To join forces; to unite and work closely together towards a common goal.
  • Cả đội chung lưng đấu cật để vượt qua khó khăn. (The whole team joined forces to overcome the difficulties.)

noun

1. Kidney
2. Loin
   • bụng đói cật rét
     hungry belly and cold loin
3. Outer layer (of a bamboo stem)
   • Chung lưng đấu cật
     xem chung