giuộc
Definition
- Noun:
- A ladle, a dipper: A tool made from bamboo or tinplate, with a handle, used to measure or scoop liquids like oil or fish sauce.
- A gang, a clique, a bunch: A group of people, often used in a negative sense to describe people who are in cahoots or share the same bad qualities.
Usage Examples
- Noun (ladle):
- Một giuộc nước mắm. (A ladle of fish sauce.)
- Bà ấy múc dầu bằng cái giuộc tre. (She scooped the oil with a bamboo ladle.)
- Noun (gang/clique):
- Bọn lừa đảo đó là một giuộc với nhau. (Those swindlers are all in the same gang.)
- Chúng nó chung một giuộc cả. (They are all of the same ilk.)
Advanced Usage
- "cùng một giuộc": To be of the same kind; to be in the same boat (sharing the same negative traits or situation).
- Hắn và tên trùm là cùng một giuộc. (He and the boss are cut from the same cloth.)
- "một giuộc người": A bunch of people (derogatory).
- Một giuộc người vô lại. (A bunch of scoundrels.)
Variants and Related Words
- Múc (verb): To scoop, to ladle. This is the action performed with a .
- Múc canh. (To ladle soup.)
- Gáo (noun): A dipper, a ladle (often made from a coconut shell). A similar tool for scooping liquids.
- Gáo dừa. (A coconut-shell dipper.)
Synonyms
- Cái môi (noun): A ladle (specifically a large spoon for serving).
- Bọn, lũ, phe cánh (noun): Gang, clique, faction. These are synonyms for the "group" meaning, with being more colloquial and derogatory.
Related Phrases
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs, but it is central to specific phrases.) - Chung một giuộc: To share the same (usually bad) nature or affiliation. - Chúng chung một giuộc tham nhũng. (They are all part of the same corrupt bunch.)
Related Idioms
- "Cá mè một lứa": Literally "the same school of fish"; figuratively means they are all alike, often in a negative sense. This idiom is conceptually similar to .
- Bọn chúng cá mè một lứa cả. (They are all birds of a feather.)