Definition

1. Verb:
   • To exterminate rats/mice: The primary meaning of "diệt chuột" is to kill or eliminate rats and mice, typically as a pest control measure.
   • To derat: A formal, technical term for the act of exterminating rodents.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Thành phố đang có chiến dịch diệt chuột. (The city is having a rat extermination campaign.)
  • Chúng tôi phải diệt chuột trong nhà kho. (We must exterminate the mice in the warehouse.)
  • Hóa chất này dùng để diệt chuột. (This chemical is used to kill rats.)

Advanced Usage

• "diệt chuột sinh học": biological rodent control.
  • Phương pháp diệt chuột sinh học an toàn hơn. (Biological rodent control methods are safer.)

Variants and Related Words

• Diệt trừ (v): to eradicate, to exterminate (used for various pests or problems).

  • diệt trừ côn trùng (to exterminate insects)

• Thuốc diệt chuột (n): rat poison, rodenticide.

  • Để thuốc diệt chuột xa tầm trẻ em. (Keep rat poison away from children.)

Synonyms

• Exterminate rats/mice: To destroy completely.
• Deratize: To remove or kill rats, especially from a ship or building.
• Rodent control: The management of rodent populations.

Related Idioms

• While "diệt chuột" itself is a straightforward term, it can be part of a common saying implying a thorough cleanup or removal of a pervasive problem.
  • Phải làm như diệt chuột, từ gốc đến ngọn. (It must be done like exterminating rats, from the root to the branch – meaning thoroughly and completely.)