kiến lửa

Một đàn kiến lửa bò trên thân cây trong vườn.

Definition

Noun: * Fire ant: A type of ant, typically reddish in color, known for its painful, burning sting.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đừng dẫm vào tổ kiến lửa! (Don't step on the fire ant nest!)
  • Tôi bị kiến lửa đốt và cảm thấy rất đau. (I was stung by a fire ant and felt a lot of pain.)
  • Kiến lửa là một loài côn trùng xâm lấn ở nhiều nơi. (The fire ant is an invasive insect in many places.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đàn kiến lửa": A colony/swarm of fire ants.
  • Cả một đàn kiến lửa đang di chuyển qua sân. (A whole colony of fire ants is moving across the yard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiến (n): Ant (the general term).
• Kiến ba khoang (n): Rove beetle (another insect with a painful sting/burn, often confused with fire ants).
• Kiến đen (n): Black ant.

Synonyms

• Camponotus (n): The scientific genus name for some carpenter ants, though not a direct synonym for all fire ant species. (Note: The provided French definition "camponote" refers to carpenter ants, which is a different group. Common fire ants belong to the genus ).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Nóng như kiến lửa đốt: (To be) as hot/urgent as a fire ant sting. This idiom describes a state of extreme anxiety, impatience, or urgency.
  • Anh ấy nóng như kiến lửa đốt vì sắp trễ hẹn. (He is as frantic as a fire ant sting because he's about to be late for the appointment.)