diệc
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun: 1. Heron: A type of long-legged, long-necked, and long-billed wading bird, typically found in wetlands, marshes, and rice fields. Its plumage is often grey or reddish-brown.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con diệc đang đứng yên để bắt cá. (The heron is standing still to catch fish.)
- Chúng tôi nhìn thấy một đàn diệc trên cánh đồng. (We saw a flock of herons in the field.)
- Diệc là loài chim thường sống ở vùng đầm lầy. (The heron is a bird that usually lives in swampy areas.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "diệc" is a specific zoological term. In everyday conversation, people might use more general terms like "chim nước" (water bird) or "cò" (a broader term for storks, egrets, and herons), though "cò" is not a perfect synonym.
- It can be part of compound names for specific heron species, e.g., "diệc xám" (grey heron).
Variants and Related Words
- Cò (noun): A common, broader term for various long-legged wading birds including storks, egrets, and herons. It is often used more loosely than the precise "diệc".
- Vạc (noun): Night heron. A related bird in the heron family, often active at dusk or night.
- Cò trắng / Diệc trắng (noun): Egret (a type of white heron).
Synonyms
- Heron (English equivalent): The direct translation.
- Wading bird (Chim lội nước): A descriptive general term.
Related Idioms or Phrases
- There are no common idioms in Vietnamese that specifically feature the word "diệc". General bird-related idioms would more commonly use "cò".