Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hook or pull something down or closer using a long stick or pole: The primary meaning describes the action of using a long implement, often with a hook, to retrieve an object that is out of reach, either from a high place or a distance.
   • (As an adjective in the compound "cao kều"): Lanky, tall and thin. (Note: This is a specific, common compound. The core meaning of "kều" alone is the verb.)

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy dùng cây sào để kều quả dừa xuống. (He used a long pole to hook the coconut down.)
  • Đứa trẻ kều chiếc diều bị mắc trên cây. (The child fished the kite down from the tree with a pole.)
  • Cô ấy kều cái bóng đèn ở xa lại để thay. (She pulled the distant light bulb closer with a stick to replace it.)

Advanced Usage

• The action of "kều" implies the object is not easily accessible by hand and requires a tool for extension and leverage.
• It often conveys a sense of careful or skillful maneuvering to dislodge or retrieve something without causing damage.

Variants and Related Words

• Cao kều (Compound adjective): Lanky, tall and slender.
  • Cậu thanh niên cao kều. (The young man is lanky.)
• Cây kều (Noun): Refers to the long pole or stick specifically used for this action.

Synonyms

• Vớt (v): To scoop up (from water). While different, it shares the concept of retrieving something out of direct reach using a tool.
• Gạt (v): To push aside or knock down. Can be similar in the context of using a pole to dislodge something, but "gạt" is more about a pushing motion.
• Lấy xuống bằng gậy (phrase): To take down with a stick. This is a descriptive phrase rather than a single-word synonym.

Related Phrases

• Kều lấy: To hook and take. Emphasizes the successful retrieval of the object.
  • Tôi đã kều lấy được quả bóng trên mái nhà. (I managed to hook and retrieve the ball from the roof.)

Related Idioms

• While "kều" itself is not commonly used in many idioms, the concept is practical. A related expression might be "kều cò kều quạ", which is an informal, reduplicative phrase emphasizing the repeated or awkward action of trying to hook something.

1. Get with a pole (with a long stick)
   • Kều quả trên cành cao
     To get a fruit on a high branch with a pole.
2. (Cao kều) Lanky