Definition

1. Noun:
   • Dish, plate: A flat, typically round vessel used for serving or eating food.
   • Fork: A utensil with prongs (tines), used for picking up and eating food, especially in Western-style meals. (Note: This meaning is common in Southern Vietnamese dialects.)
   • Discus: A heavy disc used in the athletic sport of discus throw.
   • Disk/Disc: A flat, thin, round object.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Dish/Plate):
  • Mẹ bày thức ăn ra dĩa. (Mother puts the food on a plate.)
  • Anh ấy ăn hết một dĩa cơm. (He ate a whole plate of rice.)
• Noun (Fork):
  • Ăn món Tây thì dùng dao và dĩa. (You use a knife and fork to eat Western food.)
  • Chị ấy cầm dĩa bằng tay phải. (She holds the fork in her right hand.)
• Noun (Discus):
  • Vận động viên ném dĩa rất xa. (The athlete threw the discus very far.)
• Noun (Disk/Disc):
  • Đĩa cứng máy tính còn gọi là ổ dĩa. (A computer hard drive is also called a disk drive.)

Advanced Usage

• "dĩa bay": flying saucer; UFO.
  • Có người nói họ nhìn thấy dĩa bay. (Some people say they saw a flying saucer.)
• "dĩa hát": record (for a record player).
  • Bà tôi còn giữ nhiều dĩa hát cũ. (My grandmother still keeps many old records.)
• "dĩa đơn" / "dĩa kép" (in sports like badminton or tennis): singles match / doubles match.
  • Trận dĩa đơn nam rất hấp dẫn. (The men's singles match was very exciting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đĩa: The standard Northern Vietnamese spelling for "dish, plate, disc." "Dĩa" is the common Southern dialect form.
• Nĩa: The standard Northern Vietnamese word for "fork." "Dĩa" (fork) is the common Southern dialect form.
• Cái dĩa: The classifier phrase for "the plate" or "the fork."

Synonyms

• Đĩa (for dish/plate/disk): plate, dish, disc.
• Nĩa (for fork): fork.
• Khay (for dish/plate): tray, platter (often larger or with a rim).

Related Phrases (if applicable)

• "ăn một dĩa": to eat a plateful (of something).
  • Tôi có thể ăn một dĩa mì. (I can eat a plateful of noodles.)
• "bưng dĩa": to carry a plate.
  • Em bé tập bưng dĩa. (The baby is learning to carry a plate.)

Related Idioms

• "Cơm dĩa, cá thớt": (Literally: Rice on a plate, fish on a chopping block) A phrase indicating that everything is ready and prepared.
  • Mọi thứ đã sẵn sàng, đúng là cơm dĩa cá thớt. (Everything is ready, truly all set.)
• "Như cá nằm trên dĩa": (Like a fish on a plate) To be in a vulnerable or helpless position.
  • Kẻ thù đã như cá nằm trên dĩa. (The enemy was like a fish on a plate.)

noun

1. dish; plate
   • dĩa cá
     plate of fish
2. Discus
   • môn ném dĩa
     the discus throw
3. Disk; disc