phễu
Definition
- Noun:
- Funnel: A utensil with a wide top opening and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for guiding liquids or fine-grained substances into containers with small openings.
- Funnel-shaped object: Anything that has a shape resembling a funnel, being wide at one end and narrow at the other.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy dùng cái phễu để rót xăng vào bình. (He used a funnel to pour gasoline into the can.)
- Cô ấy đổ đường vào lọ thông qua một cái phễu. (She poured sugar into the jar through a funnel.)
- Vịnh này có hình phễu. (This bay has a funnel shape.)
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Anatomical Contexts: The word can be used in specialized fields.
- phễu rót dầu: oil funnel
- phễu khám tai: ear speculum (a funnel-shaped instrument for examining the ear)
- thể phễu (thực vật học): scyphule (a funnel-shaped structure in botany)
Variants and Related Words
- Hình phễu (noun phrase): Funnel-shaped; having the form of a funnel.
- Miệng núi lửa có hình phễu. (The crater has a funnel shape.)
- Dạng phễu (noun phrase): Funnel form.
Synonyms
- Cái loa (in the sense of a funnel-shaped opening or megaphone, but not for pouring).
- Vật hình nón cụt (truncated cone-shaped object) - describes a similar shape.
Related Phrases
- Đổ qua phễu: To pour through a funnel.
- Hãy đổ dầu ô liu qua phễu để tránh bị tràn. (Pour the olive oil through a funnel to avoid spilling.)
- Rót bằng phễu: To pour using a funnel.
Related Idioms
Note: There are no common idioms in Vietnamese that use the word "phễu" as a key component. The word is primarily used in its literal sense.
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funnel
