nồi niêu
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Definition
- 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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