dao kéo

Mẹ sắp xếp dao kéo mới trong ngăn kéo nhà bếp.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Knives and scissors: Refers to cutting or sharp-edged tools, specifically knives and scissors.
   • Surgical instruments: In a medical context, it can refer to surgical tools like scalpels and scissors.
   • A person who sharpens knives and scissors: Historically, refers to a person whose trade is sharpening these tools.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy mua một bộ dao kéo mới cho nhà bếp. (He bought a new set of knives and scissors for the kitchen.)
  • Bác sĩ phẫu thuật chuẩn bị dao kéo vô trùng. (The surgeon prepares sterile surgical instruments.)
  • Ngày xưa, người dao kéo thường đi rao hàng trên phố. (In the past, the knife sharpener would often hawk his services on the street.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nghề dao kéo": The trade of sharpening knives and scissors.

  • Ông cụ sống bằng nghề dao kéo. (The old man makes a living from the knife-sharpening trade.)

• Used metaphorically for medical surgery:

  • Ca mổ thành công nhờ tay nghề điêu luyện và dao kéo sắc bén. (The surgery was successful thanks to skilled hands and sharp instruments.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dao (n): Knife.
  • Dao phay: Chef's knife.
• Kéo (n): Scissors.
  • Kéo cắt vải: Fabric scissors.
• Đồ nghề (n): Tools, kit (a more general term for a set of tools).

Synonyms

• Dụng cụ sắc bén: Sharp tools.
• Dụng cụ phẫu thuật: Surgical instruments.

Related Phrases

• Làm nghề dao kéo: To work as a knife sharpener.
  • Cụ già ấy đã làm nghề dao kéo cả đời. (That old man has been a knife sharpener all his life.)

Related Idioms

• "Vào tay dao kéo": To undergo surgery (literally: to fall into the hands of the knives and scissors).
  • Bệnh nhân buộc phải vào tay dao kéo. (The patient had no choice but to undergo surgery.)