Definition

1. Noun:

   • The topmost part or ridge of a roof: The highest point or line where two sloping sides of a roof meet.
   • The top or summit of a tall object: The uppermost surface or part of something, such as furniture or a structure.

2. Classifier:

   • (Placed before a noun denoting a house) A unit or measure for counting houses: Used in a specific, often rural or traditional, context to count dwellings.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chim đậu trên nóc nhà. (A bird perched on the roof ridge.)
  • Để sách lên nóc tủ. (Put the books on top of the wardrobe.)
• Classifier:
  • Làng có khoảng một trăm nóc nhà. (The village has about one hundred houses.)

Advanced Usage

• "nóc nhà": Literally "roof ridge of the house," commonly used to mean the roof itself or the top of the house.
  • Mái tôn nóng hơn khi mặt trời chiếu thẳng vào nóc nhà. (The corrugated iron roof gets hotter when the sun shines directly on it.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá nóc (n): Pufferfish, blowfish (a type of fish).
  • Cá nóc có chất độc nguy hiểm. (Pufferfish contain dangerous toxins.)

Synonyms

• Ridge: The top line of a roof.
• Top: The highest part of something.
• Summit: The peak or highest point.

Related Idioms

• Lên nóc nhà: To go up to the roof. Can imply a need to escape, get a better view, or do something drastic.
  • Ồn quá, muốn phát điên, tôi chỉ muốn trèo lên nóc nhà. (It's too noisy, I'm going crazy, I just want to climb onto the roof.)

1. Roof-top, top
   • Nóc nhà
     The top (ridge) of a house roof
   • Nóc tủ
     A wardrobe top.
2. (đặt trước dt, chỉ một đơn vị nhà)
   • Ba nóc nhà
     Tree houses