rắn
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Definition
Adjective:
- Hard; rigid: Having a solid, firm consistency that does not easily bend, change shape, or yield to pressure.
- Firm; resolute: Describing a person's character, attitude, or will as strong, unwavering, and difficult to influence or break.
Noun:
- Snake; serpent: A long, legless reptile, often with scales and sometimes venomous.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bánh mì này bị khô và rất rắn. (This bread is dry and very hard.)
- Cô ấy có ý chí rắn như thép. (She has a will as firm as steel.)
- Noun:
- Trong vườn có một con rắn. (There is a snake in the garden.)
- Rắn hổ mang là loài rắn độc. (The cobra is a venomous snake.)
Advanced Usage
- "chất rắn": (noun) solid (state of matter).
- Nước đá là chất rắn. (Ice is a solid.)
- "cứng rắn": (adjective) tough, stern, inflexible (often regarding attitude or policy).
- Người chỉ huy phải cứng rắn trong quyết định. (A commander must be tough in decision-making.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rắn rỏi (adj): strong, robust, and resilient (often for voice, physique, or spirit).
- Giọng nói rắn rỏi của ông ấy vang khắp phòng. (His strong voice echoed throughout the room.)
- Rắn độc (n): poisonous/venomous snake.
- Hãy tránh xa các loài rắn độc. (Stay away from venomous snakes.)
Synonyms
- Adjective: hard, solid, firm, rigid, steadfast.
- Noun: snake, serpent.
Related Idioms
- Rắn mất đầu: Literally "a snake loses its head." Means a group becomes disorganized and ineffective without its leader.
- Công ty như rắn mất đầu khi giám đốc đi vắng. (The company was like a headless snake when the director was away.)
- Rắn lành rắn rết: Literally "a harmless snake and a centipede-like snake." Means it is difficult to distinguish between what is truly harmless and what is dangerous or malicious.
- Trong đám đông, rắn lành rắn rết khó lường. (In a crowd, you can't tell friend from foe.)
adj
- hard; rigid
- rắn như rátas hard a sa iron
noun
- snake; serpent
- rắn độcpoisonous snake