Definition

1. Noun:
   • Spout; gutter: A long, narrow, open container or channel, often made from a split bamboo or hollowed log, used to catch and direct rainwater from a roof.
   • Trough: A long, narrow, open container, typically used for holding food or water for livestock.
   • Open conduit; channel: A man-made ditch or channel for directing water across land, such as for irrigation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nước mưa chảy từ mái nhà xuống máng. (Rainwater flows from the roof into the gutter.)
  • Người nông dân đổ thức ăn vào máng cho lợn. (The farmer pours food into the trough for the pigs.)
  • Họ đào một cái máng để dẫn nước vào ruộng. (They dug a channel to direct water into the field.)

Advanced Usage

• "máng xối": A compound noun meaning "water-spout" or "downspout," specifically the part of a gutter system that carries water vertically down from the roof.
  • Máng xối bị tắc nên nước tràn ra ngoài. (The downspout is clogged, so water is overflowing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Máng ăn (n): Feeding trough.

  • Máng ăn cho bò cần được vệ sinh. (The feeding trough for the cows needs to be cleaned.)

• Máng nước (n): Water trough; water channel.

  • Đàn trâu đang uống nước ở máng nước. (The herd of buffalo is drinking water at the water trough.)

Synonyms

• Gutter: A channel at the edge of a roof for carrying away rainwater.
• Trough: A long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink from.
• Channel: A long passage for water.

Related Idioms

• Cạn tàu ráo máng: An idiom meaning "to be completely used up" or "to have nothing left," originally referring to an empty ship and a dry trough. It describes a state of having no resources or provisions remaining.
  • Sau mùa dịch, nhiều cửa hàng đã cạn tàu ráo máng. (After the pandemic season, many shops were completely emptied out.)

verb

1. to hang up

noun

1. spout; gutter
   • máng xối
     water-spout