lục
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Definition
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.
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
- to search; to forage
- lục tìm chìa khóa trong túito forage one's pockets for a key
adj
- green