Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To catch (fish) by poisoning the water: The act of using toxic substances, typically derived from plants, to stun or kill fish in a body of water for easy collection.
   • To fish using poison: A traditional, often illegal or environmentally harmful, fishing method involving the introduction of toxins into a stream, pond, or small river.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người dân làng không nên duốc cá ở con suối này. (The villagers should not fish by poisoning in this stream.)
  • Phương pháp duốc cá này hủy hoại toàn bộ hệ sinh thái. (This method of catching fish with poison destroys the entire ecosystem.)

Advanced Usage

• "duốc cá": This is the most common collocation, specifically meaning "to poison fish."
  • Luật pháp nghiêm cấm hành vi duốc cá. (The law strictly prohibits the act of fishing with poison.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc duốc cá (n): Refers to the toxic substance itself used for this purpose.
  • Họ đã tịch thu một lượng lớn thuốc duốc cá. (They confiscated a large quantity of fish poison.)

Synonyms

• Đánh bắt bằng chất độc: To catch/fish using toxic substances. (A more descriptive synonym)
• Đầu độc nguồn nước để bắt cá: To poison a water source to catch fish. (A longer, explanatory phrase)

Notes on Meaning

• The term "duốc" is almost exclusively used in the context of fishing. It carries a strong negative connotation due to its destructive impact on the aquatic environment, killing all life indiscriminately and polluting the water. It is not a general term for "to poison" (which is "đầu độc" or "bỏ độc").

1. Catch (fish) with some toxic substance