dao bầu
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Definition
- Noun:
- Chopper, Sticker, Sticking Knife: A specialized, heavy, and often single-edged knife with a thick blade, primarily used for butchering, chopping through bone, and heavy-duty food preparation tasks like cutting meat or poultry.
- Pointed Knife (for butchery); Cleaver: A robust knife, sometimes with a pointed tip, designed for slaughtering and dressing animals.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người bán thịt dùng dao bầu để chặt xương. (The butcher uses a chopper to chop bones.)
- Dao bầu là dụng cụ không thể thiếu trong các lò mổ. (The sticking knife is an indispensable tool in slaughterhouses.)
- Cô ấy dùng con dao bầu sắc để xẻ thịt gà. (She used a sharp cleaver to cut up the chicken.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "dao bầu" specifically connotes a tool for professional or heavy-duty butchery, distinguishing it from general kitchen knives like "dao phay" (slicing knife) or "dao thái" (chopping knife).
Variants and Related Words
- Dao chặt (n): Cleaver, chopping knife. Often used interchangeably with for heavy chopping.
- Anh ấy cần một con dao chặt mạnh hơn. (He needs a stronger cleaver.)
- Dao mổ (n): Butcher's knife, scalpel. Typically lighter and more precise than a .
- Dao mổ dùng để lóc thịt. (A butcher's knife is used for filleting meat.)
Synonyms
- Cleaver: A broad, heavy knife used for chopping.
- Butcher's knife: A knife designed for butchering meat.
- Chopper: A heavy knife or tool for cutting.
Related Idioms
- Cầm dao bầu đi cướp của: (Lit. to take a butcher's cleaver to rob someone). This idiom humorously or critically describes using an excessively powerful or inappropriate tool for a simple task, implying overkill or lack of finesse.
- Việc đơn giản thế mà anh dùng cả đội ngũ chuyên gia, khác nào cầm dao bầu đi cướp của. (Such a simple task and you used a whole team of experts, it's like taking a butcher's cleaver to rob someone.)
- Chopper, sticker, sticking knife