giỏ
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Definition
- Noun:
- A container for carrying or storing items: A "giỏ" is a container, typically woven from materials like bamboo, rattan, or wicker, with a cylindrical or rounded shape, high sides, a narrow opening, and a handle (quai) for carrying.
- A measure of quantity: Informally, "giỏ" can refer to the amount of something that fills such a basket.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà tôi đi chợ với một giỏ tre đan. (My grandmother goes to the market with a woven bamboo basket.)
- Anh ấy bắt được một giỏ cá. (He caught a basket of fish.)
- Giỏ nhà ai, quai nhà nấy. (Proverb: Literally "Whose basket, its handle belongs to that house," meaning "Like father, like son.")
Advanced Usage
- "giỏ hoa": A specific type of basket for holding flowers; a flower basket.
- Cô ấy nhận được một giỏ hoa rất đẹp. (She received a very beautiful flower basket.)
- "giỏ ấm": A basket used for keeping a teapot warm (a shortened form).
- Đặt ấm trà vào trong giỏ ấm. (Put the teapot into the tea cozy basket.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rổ: Another type of basket, often with a wider, more open weave.
- Làn: A basket, often with a lid or a specific shape for market use.
- Sọt: A large, often coarse, basket or crate.
Synonyms
- Basket: The general English equivalent.
- Hamper: A large basket, often with a lid, used for storage or carrying food.
- Pannier: One of a pair of baskets carried on the sides of a bicycle or animal.
Related Idioms and Proverbs
- Giỏ nhà ai, quai nhà nấy: A proverb meaning "Like father, like son" or "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree," emphasizing inherited traits or family resemblance.