róc
Definition
Verb:
- To bark; to peel: To remove a hard outer layer, such as bark from a tree, skin from fruit, or rind from sugarcane.
- To strip clean: To remove all flesh or meat from a bone, or to detach a crust or scab (like from a wound or pimple).
- (Of a well, etc.) to be dry; to be drained: To be completely empty of water or liquid.
Adjective (informal):
- Shrewd; cunning; sharp: Describes a person who is clever, crafty, and not easily fooled.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bà ngoại đang róc vỏ cây chuối. (My grandmother is peeling the bark from the banana tree.)
- Con chó róc hết thịt khúc xương. (The dog stripped the bone clean of meat.)
- Giếng làng đã róc nước. (The village well has run dry.)
- Adjective:
- Đứa bé đó chơi róc lắm. (That child is very shrewd when playing.)
Advanced Usage
- The adjective form is primarily used in informal, colloquial speech to describe a person's clever or sly nature, often in the context of games or bargaining.
Variants and Related Words
- Róc rách (onomatopoeia): The gentle, murmuring sound of a small stream or trickling water.
- Tiếng suối chảy róc rách. (The sound of the stream trickling.)
Synonyms
- To peel: to remove the outer covering.
- To strip: to remove a layer completely.
- To clean (a bone): to remove all flesh.
- Shrewd: having sharp judgment; clever.
- Cunning: skilled in deception.
Related Idioms
- Róc xương: Literally "to strip the bone," meaning to exploit someone completely, leaving them with nothing.
- Bọn cho vay nặng lãi róc xương người dân. (The loan sharks strip the people bare.)
verb
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to bark; to peel
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