ruồi
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Definition
- 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.