sắt
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Definition
Noun:
- Iron: A strong, hard magnetic metal, silver-gray in color, used in construction and manufacturing. It is the main component of steel and is prone to rusting.
- Something extremely hard or strong (figurative): Used metaphorically to describe something with great firmness, rigidity, or discipline.
Adjective:
- Firm, hardened: Describes a state of becoming dry, hard, and solid.
- Tense, rigid (of facial expression or voice): Describes a face or voice that becomes stiff, stern, or unyielding, often due to pain, anger, or determination.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cây cầu này được làm bằng sắt. (This bridge is made of iron.)
- Công ty đó có kỷ luật sắt. (That company has iron discipline.)
- Adjective:
- Miếng thịt rim lửa nhỏ cho đến khi sắt lại. (Simmer the meat over low heat until it hardens.)
- Nghe tin đó, nét mặt anh ấy sắt lại. (Upon hearing that news, his facial expression tensed up.)
Advanced Usage
- "Dạ sắt, gan vàng": An idiom meaning "a heart of iron, a liver of gold," describing someone with great resilience and a noble spirit.
- Người lính ấy quả thực là dạ sắt, gan vàng. (That soldier truly has a heart of iron and a liver of gold.)
- "Kỷ luật sắt": Iron discipline; very strict and unwavering rules.
- Đội quân đó nổi tiếng với kỷ luật sắt. (That army is famous for its iron discipline.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sắt thép (n): Iron and steel; often refers to the metal industry or something very strong and durable.
- Công nghiệp sắt thép (The iron and steel industry)
- Sắt son (adj): (Literally: iron-red) Faithful, steadfast, unchanging (often describing loyalty or promise).
- Lòng trung thành sắt son (Unwavering loyalty)
- Thép (n): Steel (an alloy of iron and carbon).
- Gang (n): Cast iron (an alloy of iron with a high carbon content).
Synonyms
- Cứng (adj): Hard, rigid.
- Rắn (adj): Solid, firm, tough.
- Cứng rắn (adj): Firm, resolute (often for attitude or policy).
Related Phrases (Verb + 'sắt')
- Sắt lại (phrasal verb): To harden; to become firm, solid, or tense.
- Sau khi nguội, hỗn hợp sẽ sắt lại. (After cooling, the mixture will harden.)
- Giọng nói của cô ấy sắt lại đầy cảnh cáo. (Her voice hardened with warning.)
Related Idioms
- "Có công mài sắt, có ngày nên kim": Literally "With perseverance in grinding iron, one day it will become a needle." Meaning: Persistence and hard work lead to success.
- Đừng bỏ cuộc, có công mài sắt, có ngày nên kim mà. (Don't give up; with perseverance, you will succeed.)
- "Sắt đá": (Iron and stone) Used to describe a very hard, cold, or unfeeling heart.
- Trái tim sắt đá (A heart of stone)
adj
- firm
- wrung with pain