quạt
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Definition
Noun:
- A fan: A handheld or mechanical device used to create a current of air for cooling.
- A winnowing basket: A flat, woven basket traditionally used to separate grain from chaff by tossing it in the air.
Verb:
- To fan: To move air, typically with a fan or similar object, to create a cooling breeze.
- To winnow: To separate grain from chaff using a winnowing basket or by tossing it in the air.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Trời nóng, cô ấy cầm chiếc quạt giấy. (It's hot, she is holding a paper fan.)
- Người nông dân dùng cái quạt để quạt thóc. (The farmer uses a winnowing basket to winnow the paddy.)
Verb:
- Bà quạt cho cháu ngủ. (The grandmother fans the child to sleep.)
- Họ quạt thóc ngoài sân. (They are winnowing paddy in the yard.)
Advanced Usage
"quạt nồng ấp lạnh": A classical idiom describing filial piety, meaning to fan when it's hot and provide warmth when it's cold; to fulfill one's duties conscientiously.
- Câu chuyện về lòng hiếu thảo "quạt nồng ấp lạnh" rất cảm động. (The story of filial piety "fanning when hot and warming when cold" is very touching.)
"quạt điện": Electric fan.
- Mùa hè, quạt điện là vật dụng cần thiết. (In summer, an electric fan is a necessary appliance.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quạt giấy (n): Paper fan.
- Quạt nan (n): Palm-leaf fan.
- Quạt trần (n): Ceiling fan.
- Quạt máy (n): Electric fan (synonymous with ).
- Quạt thóc (v/n): To winnow paddy / a winnowing basket (specific to agriculture).
Synonyms
- Verb (to fan): Phẩy (to wave gently, often with a hand or fan).
- Verb (to winnow): Sàng (to sift, often with a sieve; a more general term for separating).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Quạt cho mát: To fan (oneself/someone) to become cool.
- Anh ấy ngồi quạt cho mát. (He sits fanning himself to get cool.)
Related Idioms
- "Quạt nồng ấp lạnh": As described above, an idiom for devoted care and filial duty.
verb
- to fan
- quạt cho mátto fan oneself cool. to winnow
- quạt thócto winnow paddy