quéo
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- A type of mango tree: A specific variety of mango tree (Mangifera foetida or related species), often distinguished from the common sweet mango.
- The fruit of this tree: A small mango-like fruit, typically described as less sweet and sometimes more fibrous or astringent than the common mango (xoài).
Verb (colloquial, Southern Vietnamese dialect):
- To hook or to pull with a hook: To use a hooked object or one's foot to retrieve or pull something from an out-of-reach place.
- To bend or to become bent: To cause something to become crooked or hooked.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Trong vườn có một cây quéo. (There is a quéo tree in the garden.)
- Quả quéo chua hơn quả xoài. (The quéo fruit is more sour than a mango.)
Verb:
- Nó quéo cái bút lên bằng chân. (He hooked the pen up with his foot.)
- Cái cây bị bão làm quéo cành. (The tree's branch was bent by the storm.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb usage is particularly common in Southern Vietnamese speech. It implies a quick, clever, or improvised action to obtain something.
Variants and Related Words
- Quẹo (Verb): A common Southern Vietnamese variant meaning "to turn" (e.g., to turn a vehicle). This is a homophone with a different meaning.
- Móc (Verb): To hook. A more standard synonym for the verb meaning of .
- Xoài (Noun): The common, sweet mango. is often defined in contrast to this.
Synonyms
- Noun: Bachang mango, horse mango (common English names for ).
- Verb: To hook, to crook, to bend.
Related Idioms
- No common idioms are directly formed with the word . Its usage is typically literal.