gián
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Definition
- Noun:
- Cockroach; black beetle: A common household insect belonging to the order Blattodea, typically with a flattened, oval body, long antennae, and a foul odor. It is often dark brown and lives in dark, damp places.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong bếp có một con gián. (There is a cockroach in the kitchen.)
- Gián là loài côn trùng gây hại. (Cockroaches are pest insects.)
- Mùi hôi của gián rất khó chịu. (The foul odor of cockroaches is very unpleasant.)
Advanced Usage
- "gián Đức": German cockroach (), a smaller, light brown species commonly found in homes worldwide.
- Gián Đức sinh sản rất nhanh và khó tiêu diệt. (German cockroaches reproduce very quickly and are hard to eradicate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gián điệp (noun): Spy. (Note: This is a compound word where "gián" is a component with a different meaning related to stealth, not directly to the insect).
- Bọ gián: Another term for cockroach, emphasizing it as a bug/beetle.
Synonyms
- Con rán (Northern Vietnamese dialect, noun): Cockroach.
- Côn trùng gây hại (noun): Pest insect.
Related Phrases
- Đuổi gián: To chase away/repel cockroaches.
- Tôi phải dùng bình xịt để đuổi gián. (I have to use a spray can to repel cockroaches.)
- Bẫy gián: Cockroach trap.
- Hãy đặt bẫy gián dưới tủ lạnh. (Place the cockroach trap under the refrigerator.)
Related Idioms
- Bẩn như gián: As dirty as a cockroach (used to describe something or someone very dirty).
- Căn phòng ấy bẩn như gián. (That room is as dirty as a cockroach.)
- Lì như gián: As stubborn/tenacious as a cockroach (describing someone very persistent or hard to get rid of).
- Anh ta lì như gián, không chịu từ bỏ ý định. (He is as stubborn as a cockroach, refusing to give up his plan.)