Definition

1. Verb:

   • To search; to rummage; to forage: To look for something by moving things around and turning them over, often in a thorough or disorderly manner.
   • To look up; to consult (a document or record): To examine written records or archives to find information.

2. Adjective:

   • Green (specifically a dark, yellowish-green): A color descriptor, often used in formal or literary contexts to describe a deep green hue, similar to verdant or leaf green.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy lục tìm chìa khóa trong túi. (She foraged for the key in her pocket.)
  • Cảnh sát lục soát căn nhà. (The police searched the house.)
  • Anh ấy lục lại hồ sơ cũ để tìm bằng chứng. (He looked up the old files to find evidence.)

• Adjective:

  • Chiếc lá có màu lục đậm. (The leaf has a deep green color.)
  • Áo dài màu lục. (An áo dài in green.)

Advanced Usage

• "lục lọi": to rummage through; to search thoroughly and messily.

  • Nó lục lọi trong ngăn kéo tìm tài liệu. (He rummaged through the drawer looking for the document.)

• "lục soát": to conduct a search (often official, like a police raid).

  • Đội cảnh sát tiến hành lục soát chiếc xe. (The police team conducted a search of the car.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lục bát (n): A traditional Vietnamese poetic form with alternating lines of six and eight syllables.

  • Thơ lục bát rất phổ biến trong văn học dân gian. (Lục bát poetry is very common in folk literature.)

• Lục địa (n): Continent.

  • Châu Á là một lục địa rộng lớn. (Asia is a vast continent.)

• Lục lạc (n): A small bell (often attached to animals).

  • Tiếng lục lạc vang lên từ cổ con bò. (The sound of a bell came from the cow's neck.)

Synonyms

• Verb: Search, rummage, forage, ransack.
• Adjective: Green, verdant, leafy.

Related Idioms

• Lục bát giở sang: To turn over a new leaf; to start a new chapter (derived from the poetic form, implying a turn in the verse/story).

  • Sau biến cố, cuộc đời anh ta lục bát giở sang. (After the incident, his life turned over a new leaf.)

• Lục sục như cá trong giỏ: To be restless; to fidget (literally: to move around like fish in a basket).

  • Đứa bé lục sục không ngồi yên. (The child fidgeted and couldn't sit still.)

verb

1. to search; to forage
   • lục tìm chìa khóa trong túi
     to forage one's pockets for a key

adj

1. green