giày guốc
Definitions
- Noun:
- Footwear, shoes and clogs: A general term for footwear, particularly referring to shoes and wooden clogs. It often implies simple, traditional, or everyday footwear.
- Shoes (specifically): Can refer specifically to shoes, especially those with a short toe made of rawhide and a sole made of wood or bamboo, as per the traditional Vietnamese definition.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trời mưa, nhớ mang giày guốc vào. (It's raining, remember to wear your shoes.)
- Cô ấy có một tủ đầy giày guốc. (She has a closet full of footwear.)
- Ngày xưa, người dân thường đi giày guốc bằng gỗ. (In the past, people often wore wooden clogs.)
Advanced Usage
- "giày guốc dép dẹp": A rhyming phrase used to refer to all kinds of footwear in a casual, collective manner.
- Cứ về nhà là nó vứt giày guốc dép dẹp lung tung. (Whenever he gets home, he throws his shoes and sandals around everywhere.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giày (n): Shoe. A more common and specific term for shoes.
- Guốc (n): Clog, wooden sandal. A type of footwear with a wooden sole.
- Dép (n): Sandal, flip-flop.
- Giày dép (n): Footwear, shoes. A more modern and common compound term for shoes/footwear.
Synonyms
- Giày dép: Footwear, shoes.
- Đồ đi chân: Footwear (literal: things to wear on feet).
Related Phrases
- Đi giày guốc: To wear shoes/footwear.
- Trong nhà không nên đi giày guốc. (You shouldn't wear shoes inside the house.)
Related Idioms
- Chưa đủ giày guốc để đi: An idiom meaning someone is not yet mature or experienced enough for something (literally: not having enough shoes to wear).
- Nó còn non lắm, chưa đủ giày guốc để đi làm việc đó đâu. (He's still too young and inexperienced, not yet ready for that job.)