nước máy
Definition
- Noun:
- Tap water: Water supplied through a piped system for daily domestic use, such as drinking, cooking, and washing. It is treated and distributed to homes and buildings via a network of pipes and flows out from faucets.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thành phố này có nước máy rất sạch. (This city has very clean tap water.)
- Bạn không nên uống nước máy chưa đun sôi. (You should not drink unboiled tap water.)
- Hóa đơn nước máy tháng này cao hơn tháng trước. (The tap water bill this month is higher than last month.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "nước máy" specifically denotes the modern, centralized water supply system. It is often contrasted with water from other sources like wells ("nước giếng"), rainwater ("nước mưa"), or bottled water ("nước đóng chai").
Variants and Related Words
Hệ thống nước máy (n): Tap water system; the infrastructure for supplying tap water.
- Hệ thống nước máy của thị trấn cần được nâng cấp. (The town's tap water system needs an upgrade.)
Đồng hồ nước (n): Water meter; a device that measures the volume of tap water consumed.
- Nhân viên đến ghi số đồng hồ nước hàng tháng. (The worker comes to read the water meter number every month.)
Synonyms
- Tap water: The direct English equivalent for "nước máy".
- Municipal water: Water provided by a city or public utility.
- Piped water: Water delivered through pipes.
Related Idioms
- While there are no common idioms using "nước máy" directly, it is frequently referenced in common advice or sayings about safety and utility.
- Tiền nước, tiền điện: A common phrase referring to utility bills (water and electricity), where "nước" implies "nước máy".
- Cuối tháng lại lo tiền nước, tiền điện. (At the end of the month, we worry about the water and electricity bills again.)