roi
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Definition
- Noun:
- A switch; a rod; a cane: A long, thin, flexible stick, typically made of bamboo, rattan, or leather, used for striking or beating.
- A whip: Specifically, a leather whip used for driving animals, such as horses.
- (Biology) A flagellum: A slender, whip-like appendage that enables many microorganisms to swim.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người nông dân dùng roi để điều khiển con trâu. (The farmer used a switch to guide the buffalo.)
- Tên cai ngục đánh tù nhân bằng một cây roi da. (The jailer beat the prisoner with a leather whip.)
- Ngựa phi nhanh sau một nhát roi. (The horse galloped faster after a crack of the whip.)
Advanced Usage
"Roi ngựa": A horsewhip or riding crop.
- Kỵ sĩ cầm chắc roi ngựa. (The rider held the horsewhip firmly.)
Used metaphorically to describe something harsh or punishing:
- Lời nói của cô ấy sắc như roi. (Her words were sharp like a whip.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vọt (n/v): A synonym for whip; to whip. Often implies a sharper, more severe action.
- Gậy (n): A stick or staff, generally thicker and less flexible than a , used for support or hitting.
Synonyms
- Switch: A slender, flexible rod used for striking.
- Whip: A length of leather or similar material with a stiff handle, used for striking or as an instrument for driving animals.
- Cane: A slender, straight stick, often used for punishment.
- Rod: A thin, straight bar, especially of wood or metal.
Related Idioms
Ăn roi: To be whipped; to receive a beating.
- Đứa trẻ hư bị ăn roi. (The misbehaving child got a whipping.)
Roi vọt: (Literally: whips and lashes) Refers to corporal punishment or harsh, oppressive treatment.
- Thời thơ ấu của ông ấy đầy roi vọt. (His childhood was full of beatings.)
Miệng lưỡi như roi: (Literally: a tongue like a whip) To have a sharp, cutting, or sarcastic tongue.
- Đừng tranh cãi với bà ấy, bà ấy miệng lưỡi như roi. (Don't argue with her; she has a tongue like a whip.)
noun
- switch; rod cane
- bị đánh bằng roito be beaten wth rods