Definition

1. Noun:

   • Store / Warehouse / Depot: A place or building used for storing goods, materials, or supplies, often in large quantities. This can refer to state-owned storage (e.g., for grain, goods) or private storage.
   • Treasury / Vault: Specifically refers to a place where state money or valuables are kept.
   • A Large Quantity / Store (figurative): Used to indicate a large amount or reserve of something non-physical.

2. Verb:

   • To braise / To stew / To cook in a seasoned liquid: A cooking method where food (typically meat, fish, or tofu) is simmered slowly in a small amount of seasoned liquid, such as fish sauce, soy sauce, or brine, until tender and the sauce reduces and caramelizes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Hàng hóa mới đã được chuyển vào kho. (The new goods have been moved into the warehouse.)
  • Tiền thuế được nộp vào kho của nhà nước. (Tax money is paid into the state treasury.)
  • Anh ấy có cả một kho truyện cười. (He has a whole store of jokes.)

• Verb:

  • Mẹ tôi kho cá với nước mắm và tiêu. (My mother braises fish with fish sauce and pepper.)
  • Thịt heo kho nước dừa rất thơm. (Pork stewed in coconut water is very fragrant.)

Advanced Usage

• "kho tàng": treasure trove; treasury (often used figuratively for cultural or intellectual wealth).
  • Tục ngữ là kho tàng trí tuệ của dân tộc. (Proverbs are the treasure trove of the nation's wisdom.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà kho (n): warehouse, shed.

  • Họ xây một nhà kho mới ở phía sau. (They built a new warehouse at the back.)

• Kho bãi (n): storage yard; depot (emphasizing the storage area).

  • Kho bãi của cảng rất rộng. (The port's storage yard is very large.)

• Thủ kho (n): storekeeper; warehouse manager.

  • Anh ấy là thủ kho của công ty. (He is the storekeeper for the company.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Warehouse, depot, storehouse, treasury, vault.
• Verb: To braise, to stew, to simmer.

Related Idioms

• Ăn không lo của kho cũng hết: (Literal: If you eat without care, even the treasury's wealth will run out.) Meaning: Without planning and thrift, even vast resources will be depleted.
• Đẹp như cái tép kho tương: (Literal: As pretty as a shrimp braised in soybean paste.) A folk simile describing something or someone as charmingly attractive.

noun

1. store; warehouse; depository; depot
   • người thủ kho
     storeman; storekeeper

verb

1. to cook with brine