nia
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Definition
- Noun:
- A large, flat, circular basket: A household item, typically woven from bamboo or other plant materials, characterized by its large size, flat shape, and circular form. It is primarily used for drying, winnowing, or holding items like rice, betel nuts, or agricultural produce.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ dùng cái nia để phơi cau. (Mother uses the large flat basket to dry betel nuts.)
- Họ đổ thóc ra nia để sàng sẩy. (They poured the paddy rice onto the large flat basket to winnow it.)
- Cái nia đan bằng tre rất chắc chắn. (The large flat basket woven from bamboo is very sturdy.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lọt sàng xuống nia": An idiom meaning "to pass through one selection only to face another, stricter one" or figuratively, to be subjected to successive rounds of scrutiny. It literally refers to grains passing through a coarse sieve (sàng) and then falling onto a finer winnowing basket (nia).
- Vòng phỏng vấn này khó lắm, đúng là lọt sàng xuống nia. (This interview round is very tough; it's truly like passing through the sieve only to land on the winnowing basket.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mẹt (n): A flat, circular winnowing basket, similar to a but usually smaller in size.
- Sàng (n): A sieve or a winnowing basket with a looser weave, used for initial sifting.
- Rổ (n): A generic term for a basket, often with a more open weave and deeper shape than a .
- Rá (n): A shallow, flat basket, often used for draining or serving food, typically smaller than a .
Synonyms
- Flat winnowing basket: A direct descriptive synonym.
- Shallow circular basket: Describes its shape and depth.
Related Phrases
- Phơi bằng nia: To dry something using a .
- Người dân thường phơi lạc bằng nia. (Villagers often dry peanuts using a large flat basket.)
- Đựng bằng nia: To hold/carry something in a .
- Bà mang nia đựng đầy khoai lang. (Grandmother carried a large flat basket full of sweet potatoes.)
Related Idioms
- Lọt sàng xuống nia: As explained in the Advanced Usage section, this is the primary idiom associated with the word.