Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bedbug: A small, wingless, parasitic insect (family Cimicidae) with a flat, oval body that feeds on the blood of humans and animals, typically hiding in cracks in beds and furniture.
   • Bug; Louse (general): A general term for various small, parasitic insects that infest plants or animals, often by sucking sap or blood.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Giường ở khách sạn cũ có rệp. (The bed in the old hotel has bedbugs.)
  • Cây hoa hồng nhà tôi bị rệp tấn công. (My rose bush is attacked by bugs/aphids.)
  • Anh ấy bị rệp cắn khắp người. (He has bug bites all over his body.)

Advanced Usage

• "rệp giường": bedbug (specific term).

  • Cần phải xử lý ngay nếu phát hiện rệp giường. (Immediate treatment is needed if bedbugs are found.)

• "rệp sáp": mealybug (a type of plant pest).

  • Rệp sáp phủ trắng các cành cây có múi. (Mealybugs cover citrus branches in white.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rệp vảy (n): scale insect (a plant pest).

  • Rệp vảy bám trên lá cây. (Scale insects cling to the leaves.)

• Rệp bông / Rệp cam (n): aphid (specifically cotton or citrus aphid).

  • Rệp bông là loài gây hại cho cây bông. (Cotton aphids are pests for cotton plants.)

Synonyms

• Bedbug: For the specific household pest.
• Bug: A general term for small insects.
• Aphid / Mealybug / Scale insect: For specific types of plant pests.

Related Idioms

• Nghèo rệp: To be extremely poor, destitute (literally "poor as bedbugs").

  • Sau trận lũ, nhiều gia đình trở nên nghèo rệp. (After the flood, many families became destitute.)

• Ăn như rệp: To eat very little (literally "to eat like a bedbug").

  • Nó ăn như rệp, chỉ một chút cơm cũng no. (He eats very little, just a bit of rice makes him full.)

noun

1. bug; bed-bug
   • con rệp