Definition

1. Noun:
   • A long pole, typically made of bamboo: A long, slender rod, often used for punting boats or as a measuring stick.
   • A traditional unit of area for measuring fields: A unit of land area, equal to one-tenth of a mẫu (approximately 360 square meters, though it can vary regionally).

Usage Examples

• Noun (Pole):
  • Người lái đò dùng sào để đẩy thuyền. (The boatman used a pole to push the boat.)
  • Anh ấy cầm một cây sào dài. (He is holding a long pole.)
• Noun (Unit of Area):
  • Thửa ruộng nhà tôi rộng ba sào. (My family's field is three sào wide.)
  • Một sào ruộng ở miền Bắc khoảng 360 mét vuông. (One sào of field in the North is about 360 square meters.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhảy sào": Pole vault.
  • Anh ấy là vận động viên nhảy sào. (He is a pole vault athlete.)
• "Sào đo đạc": Surveyor's rod/measuring pole.
  • Người trắc địa dùng sào đo đạc. (The surveyor uses a surveyor's rod.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây sào: The word "cây" is often added for clarity when referring to the physical pole.
  • Anh ta cao như một cây sào. (He is as tall as a pole.)
• Mẫu: A larger traditional unit of area, equal to ten .

Synonyms

• Cọc: Stake, post (but usually shorter and stouter than a ).
• Gậy: Stick, cane (generally shorter and not necessarily for punting).
• Cây tre: Bamboo tree (the material, not the shaped pole).

Related Phrases (if applicable)

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs in Vietnamese.)

Related Idioms

• "Sông sâu sào ngắn khôn dò": (Proverb) Literally "Deep river, short pole, hard to measure." Means a difficult situation with inadequate tools or resources.
• "Cao như cây sào": As tall as a pole (to describe a very tall, thin person).

noun

1. pole perch, rod