Definitions

1. Adjective:

   • Hot and oppressive; sultry: Describes weather that is very hot, humid, and windless, causing a stifling, uncomfortable feeling. This is the most common usage.
   • Example: Trời hôm nay oi quá. (The weather is so sultry today.)

2. Noun:

   • Creel; fishing basket: A traditional basket used for holding caught fish or crabs. This usage is less common in modern, everyday language.
   • Example: Người ngư dân xách một oi cá đầy. (The fisherman carried a full creel of fish.)

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Buổi chiều thật oi ả và ngột ngạt. (The afternoon was truly stifling and suffocating.)
  • Không khí trong phòng oi bức, không có chút gió nào. (The air in the room was oppressively hot, without a breath of wind.)
  • Cơn oi nóng báo hiệu một trận mưa lớn sắp đến. (The sultry heat signals a big rain is coming.)

• Noun:

  • Ông lão mang oi ra bờ sông. (The old man brought the fishing basket to the riverbank.)
  • Con cua bò ra khỏi cái oi. (The crab crawled out of the creel.)

Advanced Usage

• "oi ả": An intensified form of the adjective, emphasizing a heavy, sultry, and often languid heat.

  • Thời tiết mùa hè Hà Nội thường oi ả. (Summer weather in Hanoi is often sweltering.)

• "oi bức": Another intensified form, emphasizing the oppressive, stifling, and uncomfortable nature of the heat.

  • Ngồi trong xe oi bức mà không có điều hòa. (Sitting in an oppressively hot car without air conditioning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oi nồng: (adj.) Describes heat that is both sultry and intense.
• Ngột ngạt: (adj.) Stifling, suffocating; often used in conjunction with or as a synonym for the feeling caused by "oi" weather.
• Giỏ, rổ: (n.) General words for basket; "oi" is a specific type of basket for holding catch.

Synonyms

• Adjective (for weather): Nóng bức (hot and oppressive), ngột ngạt (stifling), ẩm thấp (damp and low).
• Noun (for basket): Giỏ cá (fish basket), rọ (wicker cage/basket).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Trời oi: The weather is sultry.
• Nóng oi: Hot and sultry.
• Cái oi: The creel (referring to the basket).

Related Idioms

• Oi như lửa đốt: (As sultry as a burning fire) - An idiom emphasizing extreme, burning, oppressive heat.
  • Buổi trưa, đường phố oi như lửa đốt. (At noon, the streets are as sweltering as a burning fire.)

noun

1. creel

adj

1. hot and oppressive; sultry