Definition

1. Noun:
   • Venom; Poison: A toxic fluid produced by certain animals, such as snakes, scorpions, or bees, typically injected by a bite or sting.
   • Stake; Pile: A pointed post or pole driven into the ground, historically used for construction, as a tethering point, or as an instrument of punishment.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Venom/Poison):
  • Nọc rắn hổ mang cực kỳ nguy hiểm. (Cobra venom is extremely dangerous.)
  • Cô ấy bị ong đốt và dị ứng với nọc ong. (She was stung by a bee and is allergic to bee venom.)
• Noun (Stake/Pile):
  • Người ta đóng những chiếc nọc gỗ để làm hàng rào. (People drove wooden stakes to make a fence.)
  • Tội phạm bị trói vào nọc để tra tấn. (The criminal was tied to a stake for torture.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bốc nọc": In certain traditional Vietnamese card games (like Tổ Tôm), this refers to drawing a card from the shared deck (the "talon").
  • Đến lượt anh ấy bốc nọc. (It's his turn to draw from the deck.)
• "Nọc độc": A compound noun meaning "poison" or "toxin," often used more broadly than just animal venom.
  • Lời nói của hắn chứa đầy nọc độc. (His words are full of poison.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nọc độc (n): Poison, toxin.
• Nọc rắn (n): Snake venom.
• Nọc ong (n): Bee venom.
• Cọc (n): A closely related word meaning "stake," "post," or "pole."

Synonyms

• Venom: A poisonous substance secreted by animals.
• Toxin: A poison of plant or animal origin.
• Stake: A pointed wooden or metal post.
• Pile: A heavy beam driven into the ground to support a structure.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Độc như nọc: As venomous as poison; used to describe a very malicious or spiteful person.
  • Lời lẽ của bà ta độc như nọc. (Her remarks are as venomous as poison.)
• Nọc cổ / Đóng nọc cổ: (Historical) To stretch someone out on the ground or tie them to stakes for flogging; to subject to corporal punishment.
  • Tên phản bội bị bắt và đem ra nọc cổ. (The traitor was captured and stretched out for flogging.)

noun

1. venom; poison
   • nọc rắn
     poison of adder

noun

1. stake; pile
   • đóng nọc
     to drive a pile