Definition

1. Noun:
   • Water-lily: A type of aquatic plant, often with purple or white flowers, belonging to the genus Nymphaea. Its tubers are edible.
   • Gun: A general term for firearms or weapons that propel projectiles over a distance.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Water-lily):

  • Hoa súng nở trên mặt hồ. (Water-lilies are blooming on the lake surface.)
  • Củ súng có thể dùng để nấu canh. (Water-lily tubers can be used to cook soup.)

• Noun (Gun):

  • Người lính cầm súng canh gác. (The soldier holds a gun while on guard duty.)
  • Tiếng súng vang lên từ phía xa. (The sound of a gun echoed from afar.)

Advanced Usage

• "súng ống": (firearms, weaponry) - Often used to refer to guns and weapons collectively in a military context.

  • Khu vực này cấm tàng trữ súng ống. (This area prohibits the storage of firearms.)

• "súng đạn": (ammunition, arms) - Refers to guns and bullets together.

  • Cuộc chiến tiêu hao nhiều súng đạn. (The war consumed a lot of ammunition.)

Variants and Related Words

• Súng trường (n): Rifle.

  • Anh ta là một xạ thủ súng trường cừ khôi. (He is an excellent rifle marksman.)

• Súng lục (n): Pistol, handgun.

  • Viên cảnh sát rút súng lục ra. (The police officer drew his pistol.)

• Súng cao su (n): Slingshot.

  • Đứa trẻ dùng súng cao su bắn chim. (The child used a slingshot to shoot at birds.)

• Hoa súng (n): Water-lily flower.

  • Đầm lầy ngập tràn hoa súng. (The swamp is full of water-lily flowers.)

Synonyms

• Water-lily meaning: Sen (lotus) - Note: While both are aquatic plants, "sen" (lotus) and "súng" (water-lily) are different species.
• Gun meaning: Pháo (cannon, artillery) - Refers to larger-caliber guns. Súng đạn (arms, weaponry) - A broader term for weapons and ammunition.

Related Phrases (Compound Constructions)

• Bắn súng: To shoot a gun.

  • Họ đi bắn súng ở trường bắn. (They went shooting at the shooting range.)

• Lên nòng súng: To load a gun (literally: to put [a round] into the gun barrel).

  • Người lính lên nòng súng. (The soldier loaded his gun.)

Related Idioms

• Ăn như củ súng: (To eat like a water-lily tuber) - An idiom describing someone who eats very little.

  • Nó ăn như củ súng, gầy nhom. (He eats very little, he's skin and bones.)

• Đen như củ súng: (As black as a water-lily tuber) - An idiom describing something very black or a streak of very bad luck.

  • Vận đen như củ súng đeo bám anh ta. (A streak of bad luck has been following him.)

noun

1. water-lily
   • hoa súng
     water-lily,nenuphar
2. gun