sặt sành

Một giọt nước mắt sặt sành lăn trên má em bé.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of insect: "Sặt sành" refers to a green insect belonging to the katydid or bush-cricket family (Tettigoniidae). It is known for its long antennae and is often found in grassy or bushy areas.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ con ở quê hay bắt sặt sành cho vào lồng tre. (Country children often catch sặt sành and put them in bamboo cages.)
  • Tiếng sặt sành kêu văng vẳng trong vườn đêm. (The sound of the sặt sành chirping echoed in the night garden.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "sặt sành" is primarily used in specific, often rural or naturalistic contexts. It is not a common word in general urban conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Châu chấu (n): grasshopper. While similar, grasshoppers (Acrididae) are generally shorter-horned and belong to a different family than katydids (Tettigoniidae), which "sặt sành" refers to.
• Dế (n): cricket. Another singing insect, but typically from the family Gryllidae.

Synonyms

• Katydid: The common English name for insects in the Tettigoniidae family.
• Bush-cricket: Another English term for the same family of insects.

Related Idioms

• There are no widely recognized idioms in Vietnamese that specifically feature the word "sặt sành."