máng

Thân thiện

Một chiếc máng dẫn nước chảy từ giếng ra vườn rau.

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.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to hang up

noun

1. spout; gutter
   • máng xối
     water-spout