kiến đỏ
Definitions
- Noun:
- Red ant: A type of ant characterized by its reddish-brown color, often known for its painful sting or bite. The term specifically refers to ants in the genus Solenopsis or similar genera, commonly called fire ants.
- Fire ant: A common name for certain aggressive, stinging red ants.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tôi bị kiến đỏ cắn khi đang làm vườn. (I was bitten by a red ant while gardening.)
- Kiến đỏ thường làm tổ ở những nơi đất khô. (Red ants often build nests in dry soil.)
- Hãy cẩn thận với đàn kiến đỏ ở gần gốc cây đó. (Be careful with the colony of red ants near the base of that tree.)
Advanced Usage
- "Kiến đỏ lửa": A more descriptive term sometimes used to emphasize the ant's fiery color or painful sting, akin to "fire ant."
- Vết cắn của kiến đỏ lửa rất đau và có thể gây dị ứng. (The bite of a fire ant is very painful and can cause an allergic reaction.)
Variants and Related Words
- Kiến (n): Ant. The general term.
- Kiến lửa (n): Fire ant. A direct synonym.
- Kiến càng (n): Often refers to larger ants, like carpenter ants, but context is key.
Synonyms
- Kiến lửa: Fire ant.
- Fourmi rouge (French loanword used in some contexts): Red ant.
Related Phrases / Compound Nouns
- Ổ kiến đỏ: A red ant nest.
- Đừng dẫm phải ổ kiến đỏ. (Don't step on the red ant nest.)
- Vết cắn kiến đỏ: A red ant bite.
- Vết cắn kiến đỏ sưng tấy lên. (The red ant bite became swollen.)
Related Idioms
- Kiến đỏ tha trứng: (Lit: Red ants carrying eggs). This idiom can describe people working diligently and in an organized line, similar to a column of ants.
- Dân làng giúp nhau chuyển đồ lên vùng cao, nhìn như kiến đỏ tha trứng. (The villagers helped each other move belongings to the highlands, looking like a line of red ants carrying eggs.)