Definition

1. Noun:
   • Burrows, holes (in a general sense): "hang hốc" refers to holes, burrows, or cavities, typically in the ground or in structures, often used by animals or as hiding places for people. It conveys a sense of being a dark, cramped, or primitive shelter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những con thú hoang sống trong các hang hốc trên núi. (Wild animals live in burrows and holes on the mountain.)
  • Bọn trộm trốn trong một hang hốc tối tăm. (The thieves hid in a dark, hole-like shelter.)

Advanced Usage

• "Chui rúc trong hang hốc": To huddle into holes and burrows; to live or hide in a squalid, cramped, or primitive place.
  • Sau khi thua trận, tàn quân phải chui rúc trong hang hốc. (After losing the battle, the remnant troops had to huddle in holes and burrows.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hang (noun): Cave, den, lair. (e.g., - cave)
• Hốc (noun): Hole, cavity, niche. (e.g., - tree hollow)
• Hang ổ (noun): Den, hideout (often with a negative connotation for a criminal hideout).

Synonyms

• Hầm hố (noun): Rough shelters, holes, or dugouts (similar connotation of primitive, makeshift shelters).
• Ổ (noun): Nest, den (can be used for animals or metaphorically for a human gathering place, often negative like a "den of thieves").

Related Idioms

• "Sống trong hang hốc": To live in holes; to live in extremely poor, cave-like conditions.
  • Người dân vùng đói nghèo phải sống trong hang hốc. (The people in that impoverished area have to live in hole-like dwellings.)

1. Burrows, holes (nói khái quát)
   • Chui rúc trong hang hốc
     To huddle into holes and burrows