sào
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Definition
- 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
- pole perch, rod