Definition

1. Noun (plural noun):
   • Pots and pans: A general, collective term for various types of cooking vessels, typically made of metal, clay, or ceramic, used on a stove or over a fire. It emphasizes the basic, essential cookware found in a kitchen.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Căn bếp nhỏ chỉ có vài thứ nồi niêu cơ bản. (The small kitchen only has a few basic pots and pans.)
  • Sau trận lũ, mọi nồi niêu trong nhà đều bị hư hỏng. (After the flood, all the pots and pans in the house were damaged.)
  • Cô ấy sắm sửa đủ thứ nồi niêu xoong chảo mới. (She bought all sorts of new pots, pans, and cooking utensils.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "nồi niêu xoong chảo" is a common extended expression meaning "all kinds of cooking pots and pans," where "xoong" refers to pots (often with handles) and "chảo" means frying pans. It is used for emphasis.
  • Dọn bếp là phải rửa hết nồi niêu xoong chảo. (Cleaning the kitchen means washing all the pots, pans, and skillets.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nồi (n): A pot, often deeper and used for boiling, stewing, or cooking rice.
  • nồi cơm điện (rice cooker).
• Niêu (n): A small earthenware pot or clay pot, traditionally used for slow-cooking dishes.
  • niêu đất (clay pot).
• Xoong (n): A cooking pot, usually with one or two handles.
• Chảo (n): A frying pan or skillet.

Synonyms

• Cookware: Utensils for cooking.
• Cooking vessels: Containers used for cooking food.
• Pots and pans: The most direct equivalent collective term.

Related Idioms

• Cơm niêu nước lọ: Literally "clay-pot rice and bottled water," referring to a humble, simple meal or a modest way of living.
  • Đời sống cơm niêu nước lọ nhưng hạnh phúc. (A life of simple meals but happiness.)
• Nồi nào úp vung nấy: Literally "every pot finds its lid." An idiom meaning "like attracts like" or that people are well-matched.
  • Họ lấy nhau đúng là nồi nào úp vung nấy. (Their marriage is a perfect case of like attracts like.)

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