Definition

1. Noun:

   • Kite: A lightweight toy, traditionally made of a bamboo frame covered with paper, designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string.
   • Crop (of a bird): A pouch-like enlargement of a bird's esophagus where food is stored and softened before digestion.
   • Gizzard (of an insect): A muscular part of an insect's digestive tract, analogous to a bird's gizzard.

2. Noun (shortened form):

   • Kite (bird): A shortened, colloquial form of "diều hâu," meaning a hawk or kite (the bird of prey).

Usage Examples

• Noun (Kite):

  • Bọn trẻ đang thả diều trên cánh đồng. (The children are flying a kite in the field.)
  • Chiếc diều giấy đó rất đẹp. (That paper kite is very beautiful.)

• Noun (Anatomy):

  • Chim bồ câu có diều để chứa thức ăn. (Pigeons have a crop to store food.)
  • Diều của sâu bọ giúp nghiền thức ăn. (The insect's gizzard helps grind food.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lên như diều": An idiom meaning to rise rapidly or skyrocket, often referring to a promotion, price, or status.
  • Giá cổ phiếu công ty đó lên như diều. (That company's stock price is skyrocketing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Diều hâu (n): Hawk, kite (the bird of prey).

  • Con diều hâu đang săn mồi. (The hawk is hunting.)

• Thả diều (v): To fly a kite.

  • Chúng tôi thả diều vào buổi chiều. (We fly kites in the afternoon.)

• Diều sáo (n): A type of kite equipped with a bamboo flute that creates a humming sound in the wind.

Synonyms

• Kite: Toy for flying (e.g., paper kite).
• Crop: Avian digestive pouch.
• Gizzard: Grinding stomach in birds/insects.
• Hawk: Bird of prey (from "diều hâu").

Related Idioms

• Diều tha, quạ mổ: An idiom describing a state of extreme vulnerability or being at the mercy of predators (literally: "hawks snatch, crows peck").
  • Sau trận bão, đồ đạc tan hoang, diều tha quạ mổ. (After the storm, belongings were scattered and vulnerable to scavengers.)

noun

1. kite paper-kite
   • thả diều
     to fly a kite crop (of a bird)