rọ
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Definition
- Noun:
- A cage or crate: A container, typically woven from bamboo or rattan, used to confine and transport animals, especially pigs or dogs.
- A trap: A device used for catching animals.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người nông dân nhốt con lợn vào rọ để mang đi chợ. (The farmer put the pig in a cage to take to the market.)
- Con chuột bị mắc vào rọ. (The mouse got caught in a trap.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "rọ" can be used metaphorically to describe a confining or restrictive situation.
- Cảm giác công việc này như một cái rọ vô hình. (This job feels like an invisible cage.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bó rọ (idiomatic verb phrase): To look down on someone, to consider someone unworthy as an opponent.
- Hắn ta bó rọ tất cả các đối thủ. (He looks down on all his opponents.)
Synonyms
- Cage: A structure of bars or wires for confining animals.
- Crate: A slatted wooden or woven container for transporting animals.
- Trap: A device for catching and holding animals.
Related Idioms
- Trói voi bỏ rọ: Literally "to tie up an elephant and put it in a cage"; to attempt the impossible.
- Yêu cầu đó khác nào trói voi bỏ rọ. (That demand is like trying to cage an elephant—impossible.)