gio
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Ashes: The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance, especially from a fire or furnace. This is a regional/dialectal variant of the standard Vietnamese word "tro".
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hãy hốt gio trong bếp đi. (Please shovel away the ashes from the kitchen.)
- Sau đám cháy, chỉ còn lại một đống gio. (After the fire, only a pile of ashes remained.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is primarily used in specific regional dialects of Vietnamese. In formal writing and standard communication, the word "tro" is preferred.
- Trong phương ngữ miền Trung, "gio" thường được dùng thay cho "tro". (In Central regional dialects, "gio" is often used instead of "tro".)
Variants and Related Words
- Tro (n): The standard Vietnamese word for "ashes".
- tro bếp (kitchen ashes)
- tro tàn (ashes and embers, often used figuratively to mean remnants or something vanished)
Synonyms
- Tàn tro (n): Ashes and embers.
- Bụi than (n): Coal dust (context-specific, not a direct synonym but related residue).
- (tiếng địa phương) (như tro) Ashes
- Hốt tro trong bếpTo shovel away ashes from the kitchen fire