Definition

Noun: 1. Tire; Tyre: The outer, typically rubber, covering of a wheel, especially on vehicles like bicycles, motorbikes, and cars. It is designed to provide traction, cushioning, and a wear-resistant surface. 2. Hollow/Empty Grain (of rice): Describes rice plants that grow tall and have lush leaves but produce empty or unfilled grains.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Tire):
  • Xe đạp của tôi bị xì lốp. (My bicycle has a flat tire.)
  • Anh ấy cần thay lốp xe ô tô. (He needs to change his car tyre.)
  • Cửa hàng này bán nhiều loại lốp xe máy. (This shop sells many types of motorbike tires.)
• Adjective (Hollow grain):
  • Cánh đồng này bị lốp do thiếu dinh dưỡng. (This field has hollow-grained rice due to a lack of nutrients.)
  • Lúa lốp chỉ tốt lá nhưng hạt lại lép. (Hollow-grained rice plants have good leaves but the grains are empty.)

Advanced Usage

• Nổ lốp: To have a tire blowout.
  • Xe tải nổ lốp trên đường cao tốc. (The truck had a tire blowout on the highway.)
• Xì lốp: To have a flat tire.
  • Chúng tôi bị xì lốp giữa đường. (We got a flat tire on the road.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vỏ lốp: The tire casing or tread.
• Săm lốp / Ruột xe: The inner tube (inside a tire).
• Lốp dự phòng / Lốp sơ-cua: Spare tire.
• Lốp cao su: Rubber tire (specifying the material).

Synonyms

• Vỏ xe: Literally "wheel cover," a common synonym for tire, especially for bicycles and motorbikes.
  • Tôi mới thay vỏ xe đạp. (I just changed my bicycle tire.)
• Tire/Tyre: The direct English equivalent.

Notes on Different Meanings

1. The primary and most common meaning is "tire".
2. The agricultural meaning ("hollow-grained rice") is specific and less common in everyday conversation outside of farming contexts. It functions as an adjective in this sense.
3. The word is not typically used in sports contexts (like "lob") in modern standard Vietnamese; those are considered separate, homophonous words.

noun

1. tyre; tire
   • lốp cao su
     rubber tyre