ruột
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Definition
Noun:
- Bowel; intestine; entrails: The internal organ that is part of the digestive tract from the stomach to the anus.
- Core; inner part: The central or internal part of certain objects.
- Heart; innermost feelings (figurative): Used to symbolize deep emotions or the center of one's feelings.
Adjective (used postpositively after a noun indicating a family relationship):
- Biological; blood (relative): Describes a direct, consanguineous family relationship, such as between parents and children or among siblings who share both parents.
Usage Examples
Noun (Intestine):
- Anh ấy bị đau ruột. (He has an intestinal pain.)
- Phẫu thuật cắt bỏ một đoạn ruột. (Surgery to remove a section of the intestine.)
Noun (Core/Inner part):
- Ruột bút bi này đã hết mực. (The ink refill of this ballpoint pen is empty.)
- Chỉ ăn phần ruột bánh mì thôi. (Only eat the soft inner part of the bread.)
Noun (Figurative: Heart/Feelings):
- Nghe tin ấy, ruột tôi thắt lại. (Hearing that news, my heart sank.)
- Cô ấy là người thẳng ruột ngựa. (She is a frank and straightforward person.)
Adjective (Biological relative):
- Họ là anh em ruột. (They are biological brothers.)
- Đây là chú ruột của tôi. (This is my paternal uncle [father's biological brother].)
Advanced Usage
"ruột gan": Literally "intestines and liver," figuratively meaning one's innermost feelings and thoughts.
- Tôi có thể tâm sự mọi chuyện ruột gan với cô ấy. (I can confide all my innermost thoughts to her.)
"ruột rà": An affectionate term emphasizing a close, blood-related family bond.
- Dù sao cũng là người ruột rà, nên giúp đỡ nhau. (After all, they are blood relatives, so they should help each other.)
"nóng ruột": To feel anxious, impatient, or worried.
- Chờ mãi không thấy tin, tôi nóng ruột quá. (Waiting for news for so long, I'm getting very anxious.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ruột non (n): Small intestine.
- Ruột già (n): Large intestine.
- Ruột thừa (n): Appendix (organ).
- Họ hàng ruột thịt (n phrase): Blood relatives; kin.
Synonyms
- Lòng (n): Can mean "intestines" or, more commonly, "heart/mind" in a figurative sense (e.g., - sincerely).
- Gan ruột (n phrase): Similar to "ruột gan," meaning one's deepest sentiments.
- Máu mủ (n phrase): Blood and pus; metaphor for blood relations.
Related Phrases (Idioms/Collocations)
"thẳng ruột ngựa": To be frank, blunt, and honest.
- Tính anh ấy thẳng ruột ngựa, nói gì nghĩ đó. (He has a frank character, saying exactly what he thinks.)
"xót ruột": To feel heartache, pity, or distress (over someone's misfortune).
- Nhìn cảnh đó ai cũng xót ruột. (Looking at that scene, everyone felt heartache.)
"ruột để ngoài da": To wear one's heart on one's sleeve; to be very open with one's feelings.
- Cô ấy là người ruột để ngoài da, dễ vui cũng dễ buồn. (She wears her heart on her sleeve, easily happy but also easily sad.)
"tức lộn ruột": To be extremely angry or frustrated.
- Nghe lời nói vô lý ấy, tôi tức lộn ruột. (Hearing that unreasonable statement made me furious.)
- danh từ bowel; intestine; entrails