dao quắm
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of knife: "dao quắm" refers to a specific type of knife, typically one with a curved blade, often used for agricultural purposes like cutting grass, small branches, or harvesting crops.
- A sickle or billhook: It can describe a curved cutting tool, similar to a sickle or a small billhook, used in farming and gardening.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người nông dân dùng dao quắm để cắt cỏ. (The farmer uses a dao quắm to cut grass.)
- Dao quắm là công cụ không thể thiếu trong việc thu hoạch lúa. (The dao quắm is an indispensable tool for harvesting rice.)
Advanced Usage
- "dao quắm" as a cultural or historical tool: The term can be used to refer to traditional farming implements in Vietnamese rural life.
- Trong bảo tàng nông nghiệp, chúng tôi đã thấy nhiều loại dao quắm cổ. (In the agricultural museum, we saw many types of ancient dao quắm.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dao (n): A general term for knife.
- Dao phay: Kitchen knife.
- Liềm (n): Sickle. While similar, a "liềm" often has a more pronounced semicircular blade and is specifically associated with reaping grain.
- Rựa (n): A larger chopping knife or machete, used for heavier cutting than a "dao quắm".
Synonyms
- Bush-whacker: A tool for cutting through bushes and undergrowth.
- Serpe/Serpette (French loanwords in some contexts): Pruning knife or billhook.
Related Phrases
- Cầm dao quắm: To hold/wield a .
- Anh ấy cầm dao quắm đi vào rừng. (He went into the forest wielding a dao quắm.)
- Phát cỏ bằng dao quắm: To clear weeds with a .
- Họ phát cỏ quanh vườn bằng dao quắm. (They cleared the weeds around the garden with a dao quắm.)
Related Idioms
- Nhát dao quắm: A cut/strike from a . Can be used literally or metaphorically to describe a sharp, decisive, or crude action.
- Lời nói của anh ta như nhát dao quắm. (His words were like a cut from a dao quắm [i.e., harsh and cutting].)
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