gàng

Mẹ quấn chỉ vào cái gàng bằng gỗ.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A reel or spool: A tool, typically cylindrical, used for winding thread, yarn, or silk.
   • The act of winding: The process of winding thread onto such a reel.

2. Verb:

   • To wind (thread/silk): To coil thread, yarn, or silk onto a reel or spool.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Chị ấy mua một cái gàng để quấn chỉ. (She bought a reel to wind thread.)
  • Chỉ trên gàng đã hết. (The thread on the spool is finished.)

• Verb:

  • Bà tôi thường gàng tơ vào buổi chiều. (My grandmother often winds silk in the afternoon.)
  • Bạn có thể gàng giúp tôi cuộn chỉ này không? (Can you help me wind this thread?)

Advanced Usage

• The word "gàng" is primarily used in traditional contexts related to weaving, sewing, or silk production. It is less common in everyday modern speech but remains understood in specific crafts.

Variants and Related Words

• Cuộn (n/v): A roll, coil; to roll or coil. This is a more general and modern term.
• Ống chỉ (n): A spool of thread. Refers more to the object (spool with thread) than the tool itself.
• Quấn (v): To wind, to wrap. The general action for which "gàng" is the specific tool or process.

Synonyms

• Reel: A cylinder on which thread is wound.
• Spool: A small cylinder around which thread, film, or tape is wound.
• Bobbin: A cylinder or reel holding thread, used in spinning, weaving, or sewing machines.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Có gàng có giặt: An idiom implying orderliness and proper arrangement, often extended from the orderly nature of wound thread. It can mean "to be neat and tidy" or "to have everything in good order."
  • Công việc ở đây phải có gàng có giặt. (The work here must be neat and orderly.)