rận
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Definition
- Noun:
- Louse: A small, wingless insect that is a parasite, feeding on the blood of humans and other mammals. It typically lives in clothing, bedding, or on the body, especially in conditions of poor hygiene.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên áo cũ có nhiều rận. (There are many lice on the old shirt.)
- Bắt rận là công việc khó chịu. (Picking lice is an unpleasant task.)
- Người sống thiếu vệ sinh dễ bị rận. (People living in unsanitary conditions are prone to lice.)
Advanced Usage
"Bắt rận": To pick/delouse; to remove lice from someone's hair or clothing.
- Mẹ thường bắt rận cho con khi còn nhỏ. (My mother used to delouse me when I was a child.)
"Rận chấy": A common compound term referring to lice in general (chấy specifically means head lice).
- Đầu đầy rận chấy. (The head is full of lice.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chấy (noun): Head louse. A specific type of louse that infests the hair on the human head.
- Chấy thường làm cho da đầu ngứa. (Head lice often make the scalp itchy.)
Synonyms
- Ký sinh trùng: Parasite (a broader term).
- Côn trùng hút máu: Blood-sucking insect.
Related Phrases
"Ở dơ sinh rận": A saying meaning "Dirtiness breeds lice," used to comment that poor hygiene or a messy situation leads to problems.
- Phòng ốc bừa bộn, đúng là ở dơ sinh rận. (The room is messy; it's true that dirtiness breeds lice.)
"Như rận": (Simile) Like lice; used to describe something that appears in great, annoying numbers.
- Khách đến dự đông như rận. (The attendees came in droves, like lice.)
Related Idioms
- "Ai ở trong chăn mới biết chăn có rận": Literally, "Only the one who sleeps in the blanket knows if it has lice." This proverb means that only the person directly involved in a situation truly understands its hidden problems or difficulties.
- Anh ấy luôn tươi cười, nhưng ai ở trong chăn mới biết chăn có rận. (He always smiles, but only the one in the blanket knows if it has lice [i.e., only he knows his own troubles].)