súng hơi
Definition
- Noun:
- Air gun / Air rifle: A gun that uses compressed air or other gases to propel projectiles, such as pellets or BBs, rather than an explosive charge. It is often used for target shooting, plinking, or small game hunting.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy sưu tầm súng hơi cổ. (He collects antique air guns.)
- Trẻ em không được chơi súng hơi mà không có sự giám sát. (Children should not play with air rifles without supervision.)
- Súng hơi này bắn rất chính xác. (This air gun shoots very accurately.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "súng hơi" can sometimes be used informally to describe something that is non-lethal, ineffective, or lacking real power, by analogy to the lower power of an air gun compared to a firearm.
- Lời đe dọa của hắn chỉ là súng hơi thôi. (His threats are just empty words / are not serious.)
Variants and Related Words
- Súng bắn đạn bi (n): A BB gun, a type of air gun that shoots spherical projectiles called BBs.
- Súng bắn đạn chì (n): A pellet gun, a type of air gun that shoots diabolo-shaped pellets.
Synonyms
- Air rifle: A long-barreled air gun.
- Pellet gun: An air gun designed to fire pellets.
- BB gun: An air gun designed to fire BBs.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with "súng hơi", the concept appears in the common comparative phrase "như súng hơi" (like an air gun), used to describe something as weak or harmless.
- Đội đó tấn công như súng hơi, không gây nguy hiểm gì. (That team attacks like an air gun, posing no danger.)