rọ mõm

Thân thiện

Chủ nhân đeo rọ mõm cho chó trước khi dắt nó ra đường.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Muzzle: A device, typically made of straps or wire, that is fastened over an animal's snout to prevent it from biting or eating.
   • Snout-ring: A ring or cage-like device placed over the snout of an animal, such as a pig, to prevent it from rooting or digging.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con chó dữ phải đeo rọ mõm. (The aggressive dog must wear a muzzle.)
  • Người nông dân dùng rọ mõm để lợn không phá vườn. (The farmer uses a snout-ring to stop the pig from destroying the garden.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "rọ mõm" can be used metaphorically in informal contexts to describe a restriction on someone's speech or freedom of expression.
  • Đạo luật đó chẳng khác gì một cái rọ mõm đối với báo chí. (That law is no different from a muzzle for the press.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rọ (n): A cage, basket, or cage-like container. Often used for holding animals or fish.
  • Rọ tre: Bamboo cage/basket.

Synonyms

• Muzzle: A device to prevent an animal from biting.
• Guard: A protective device (less specific).

Related Idioms

• Bịt miệng / trói mồm (idiom, not a variant of ): To silence someone, to gag. This idiom shares the metaphorical concept of preventing speech.
  • Họ cố gắng bịt miệng nhân chứng. (They tried to silence the witness.)

Học thuật

1. Snout-ring; muzzle