ngòi
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Definition
- Noun:
- Fuse, primer, match: A device or material used to ignite an explosive charge or firework.
- Canal, arroyo, small stream: A small, natural or artificial water channel.
- Stinger: The sharp, venom-injecting organ of an insect like a bee or wasp.
- Core (of a boil): The hard, central core of pus in a boil or abscess.
- Germ, seed (figurative): The origin, beginning, or incipient stage of something (often an idea, movement, or conflict).
Usage Examples
- Fuse/Primer:
- Anh ấy châm ngòi cho quả pháo. (He lit the fuse of the firecracker.)
- Ngòi nổ của quả mìn đã bị hỏng. (The mine's primer was defective.)
- Canal/Stream:
- Con ngòi nhỏ chảy qua cuối làng. (A small stream flows past the end of the village.)
- Họ đào một con ngòi để dẫn nước vào đồng. (They dug a canal to channel water into the field.)
- Stinger:
- Con ong đã để lại ngòi trên da cô ấy. (The bee left its stinger in her skin.)
- Core (of a boil):
- Cái nhọt đã có ngòi. (The boil has formed a core.)
- Germ/Seed (figurative):
- Sự kiện đó là ngòi nổ cho cuộc chiến. (That event was the spark that ignited the war.)
- Họ gieo ngòi bất hòa giữa hai anh em. (They sowed the seeds of discord between the two brothers.)
Advanced Usage
- Ngòi bút: Literally "pen nib" or "pen point". This is a fixed compound noun referring to the writing instrument itself or, more poetically, to the act or power of writing.
- Nhà văn ấy có ngòi bút sắc sảo. (That writer has a sharp pen / a sharp writing style.)
- Ngòi nổ chậm: A specific type of fuse: a delay fuse or time fuse.
- Ngòi cách mạng: The germ/seed of revolution.
- Ngòi chia rẽ: The seed of division.
Variants and Related Words
- Mồi lửa: A synonym for in the context of a fuse or igniter.
- Kênh, mương: Words for "canal" or "ditch", similar to but often larger () or specifically for irrigation ().
- Nọc: Venom, poison (related to the stinger's function).
- Mầm mống: A direct synonym for in its figurative sense of "germ, seed, origin".
Synonyms
- For fuse/primer: Kíp nổ (blasting cap), mồi lửa.
- For canal/stream: Lạch, kênh nhỏ, mương.
- For germ/seed (figurative): Mầm mống, nguyên nhân khởi đầu, tác nhân.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Châm ngòi (cho): To ignite the fuse (of), to trigger, to spark (an event, conflict). This is the most common idiomatic use.
- Bài báo đó đã châm ngòi cho một cuộc tranh luận lớn. (That article sparked a major debate.)
- Thiên lôi liền ngòi: An idiom describing a situation that is extremely tense and ready to explode at any moment (like thunder connected directly to its fuse).
noun
- canal; arroyo
noun
- primer; fuse; match
- ngòi nổ chậmdelay fuse