ghẹ

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Một con ghẹ đang bò trên bãi cát gần mép nước.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Sentinel crab: A type of marine crab with a whitish, patterned shell, long claws, and meat that is considered sweeter and more plentiful than that of some other crabs.
   • Bully; tyrant: (Figurative, colloquial) A person who abuses power or position to oppress others.

2. Verb:

   • To sponge off; to freeload: To attach oneself to or depend on someone else to gain a benefit or get something done without having to pay or expend one's own resources.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Marine Animal):

  • Hôm nay chợ có ghẹ tươi. (The market has fresh sentinel crabs today.)
  • Thịt ghẹ ngọt hơn thịt cua. (Sentinel crab meat is sweeter than regular crab meat.)

• Noun (Bully):

  • Hắn ta là một tên ghẹ trong xóm. (He is a bully in the neighborhood.)

• Verb (To Freeload):

  • Nó suốt ngày đi ghẹ xe bạn bè. (He's always sponging rides off his friends.)
  • Ăn ghẹ hàng xóm mãi cũng ngại. (Freeloading meals from the neighbors is eventually embarrassing.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb form often implies a persistent, somewhat opportunistic dependence, not just a one-time favor.

Variants and Related Words

• Ăn ghẹ (Verb Phrase): To eat for free by sponging off someone.
  • Anh ấy thích đi ăn ghẹ. (He likes to go out for meals by sponging off others.)

Synonyms

• Noun (Crab): crab, marine crab.
• Noun (Bully): tyrant, oppressor, tough.
• Verb: to mooch, to leech, to live off someone.

Related Idioms

• Ông ghẹ: A term used to refer to a notorious bully or a tyrannical figure.
  • Cả làng đều sợ ông ghẹ ấy. (The whole village fears that tyrant.)

Học thuật

noun

1. sentinel-crab. at someone's expense