gỉ
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Definition
Noun:
- Rust: A reddish-brown or reddish-black flaky coating that forms on iron or steel when exposed to moisture and air, resulting from oxidation.
- Gunk, crust (in specific contexts): A hardened, crusty discharge, such as from the eyes (sleep, rheum).
Adjective:
- Rusty: Covered with or consisting of rust; corroded.
Verb (intransitive):
- To rust: To become coated with rust; to undergo corrosion.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Cái đinh này đầy gỉ. (This nail is full of rust.)
- Anh ấy lau gỉ mắt khi thức dậy. (He wiped the sleep from his eyes when he woke up.)
Adjective:
- Chiếc xe đạp cũ đó rất gỉ. (That old bicycle is very rusty.)
- Cần thay thế những ống nước gỉ. (The rusty water pipes need replacing.)
Verb:
- Sắt sẽ gỉ nếu để ngoài mưa. (Iron will rust if left in the rain.)
- Khóa cửa này đang bắt đầu gỉ. (This door lock is starting to rust.)
Advanced Usage
"gỉ sét": This is a common compound noun meaning "rust". While "gỉ" alone can mean rust, "gỉ sét" is often used for clarity or emphasis.
- Phải cạo hết lớp gỉ sét trên bề mặt. (You must scrape off all the rust from the surface.)
"thép không gỉ": A fixed technical term meaning "stainless steel".
- Dao này làm bằng thép không gỉ. (This knife is made of stainless steel.)
Variants and Related Words
- Han gỉ: A synonym for rust. "Han" also means rust, and "han gỉ" combines them.
- Rỉ sét: Another common synonym for the process of rusting or the rust itself.
- Gỉ mắt / Dử mắt: Sleep, rheum (the crust in the eyes).
Synonyms
- Noun (for rust): Han, rỉ sét.
- Adjective (for rusty): Bị rỉ, bị oxy hóa (oxidized).
- Verb (to rust): Bị rỉ, bị oxy hóa.
Related Phrases
Bị gỉ: To be/become rusty.
- Máy móc để trong nhà kho ẩm dễ bị gỉ. (Machinery left in a damp warehouse easily gets rusty.)
Lên gỉ: To develop rust (similar to "bị gỉ").
- Mặt dưới của xe đã lên gỉ. (The underside of the car has developed rust.)
Related Idioms
- Ăn nói có gỉ: (Colloquial) To speak in a cunning, sly, or insinuating manner. This idiom uses "gỉ" metaphorically to imply something sharp, corrosive, or not straightforward, like rust.
- Đừng tin hắn, hắn ăn nói có gỉ lắm. (Don't trust him; he speaks very slyly / his words are deceitful.)
noun
- rust