quạ sắt
Definition
- Noun:
- Airplane; aircraft: An informal, somewhat dated or poetic term for an airplane, referring to a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. The term literally translates to "iron crow" or "iron raven," evoking the image of a large, metallic bird.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên bầu trời, một chiếc quạ sắt đang bay về phía nam. (In the sky, an airplane is flying south.)
- Ông tôi kể ngày xưa lần đầu nhìn thấy quạ sắt. (My grandfather told of the first time he saw an airplane long ago.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "quạ sắt" is primarily found in literary contexts, historical narratives, or older informal speech. It is rarely used in modern technical or everyday conversation, where "máy bay" is the standard term.
Variants and Related Words
- Máy bay (n): airplane, aircraft. The standard, modern word.
- Chúng tôi đi du lịch bằng máy bay. (We travel by airplane.)
Synonyms
- Aircraft: A vehicle capable of flight.
- Airplane: A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings.
- Aeroplane (chiefly British): Airplane.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms directly using "quạ sắt". Its metaphorical construction ("iron crow") is itself a poetic descriptor.