Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tar: A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or petroleum. It is primarily used for road surfacing and waterproofing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công nhân đang trải dầu hắc để làm đường. (Workers are spreading tar to make the road.)
  • Mùi dầu hắc rất nặng và khó chịu. (The smell of tar is very strong and unpleasant.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "dầu hắc" is a common and colloquial name in Vietnamese, with "hắc ín" being a more formal or technical synonym. It specifically refers to the manufactured product used in industry.

Variants and Related Words

• Hắc ín (n): The direct and more standard term for tar.
  • Hắc ín được dùng để chống thấm mái nhà. (Tar is used to waterproof house roofs.)

Synonyms

• Tar: The general English equivalent.
• Bitumen: A related mixture often used interchangeably in the context of road construction, though technically different.

Related Idioms

• While there are no common idioms directly using "dầu hắc", the substance is sometimes referenced metaphorically to describe something very dark, sticky, or difficult to escape from, similar to English phrases like "stuck in the tar."

noun

1. tar