Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fly: A small, winged insect with a proboscis for sucking, often carrying many germs.
   • A specific type of fly: The word can refer to common flies, including species like the bluebottle fly.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Căn phòng này có nhiều ruồi. (This room has many flies.)
  • Ruồi là loài côn trùng có hại. (The fly is a harmful insect.)
  • Anh ấy dùng vỉ để đập ruồi. (He used a fly swatter to kill the fly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ruồi bu": (Flies) to swarm or gather around something.
  • Thức ăn để ngoài bị ruồi bu. (The food left outside was swarmed by flies.)
• "Ruồi muỗi": A compound term often used to refer generically to small, bothersome flying insects like flies and mosquitoes, implying minor pests or nuisances.
  • Cần phun thuốc diệt ruồi muỗi. (We need to spray insecticide to kill flies and mosquitoes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ruồi xanh (n): Bluebottle fly; blowfly.
  • Xác chết thu hút ruồi xanh. (A corpse attracts blowflies.)
• Con ruồi (n): The fly (using the general classifier 'con' for animals).
  • Một con ruồi đậu trên tường. (A fly landed on the wall.)

Synonyms

• Muscid (n): A technical term for a fly of the family Muscidae.
• Dipteran (n): A member of the insect order Diptera, which includes flies.

Related Idioms and Proverbs

• "Mật ngọt chết ruồi": Literally "Sweet honey kills flies." An idiom equivalent to "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar," meaning kindness and gentleness are more effective than harshness.
  • Hãy nói chuyện nhẹ nhàng, mật ngọt chết ruồi mà. (Speak gently; you catch more flies with honey.)
• "Thớt có tanh tao ruồi mới đậu": Literally "Only when the cutting board is fishy will flies land." A proverb meaning that problems or scandals arise from underlying faults or vulnerabilities.

noun

1. fly
   • ruồi xanh
     blue-fly
2. con ruồi