thợ gốm
Definition
- Noun:
- Potter: A skilled craftsperson who creates objects, especially vessels, from clay by shaping and then firing them in a kiln. This is the primary and most specific meaning.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người thợ gốm đang tạo hình một cái bình. (The potter is shaping a vase.)
- Làng này nổi tiếng với những thợ gốm lành nghề. (This village is famous for its skilled potters.)
- Thợ gốm cần có đôi bàn tay khéo léo. (A potter needs dexterous hands.)
Advanced Usage
- The term specifically denotes a manual craftsperson. In contemporary contexts, a thợ gốm may also be referred to as a ceramic artist, especially when their work is considered artistic rather than purely utilitarian.
Variants and Related Words
Gốm sứ (n): ceramics; pottery and porcelain as a general category of objects.
- Cửa hàng bán đồ gốm sứ. (The shop sells ceramics.)
Nghề gốm (n): the craft or trade of pottery.
- Nghề gốm có truyền thống lâu đời. (The pottery craft has a long tradition.)
Lò gốm (n): pottery kiln.
- Chiếc bình đang được nung trong lò gốm. (The vase is being fired in the kiln.)
Synonyms
- Potter: The direct equivalent.
- Ceramicist: A more formal term, often used for artists working with clay.
- Craftsperson: A general term for a skilled manual worker.
Related Idioms
- Nặn như thợ gốm: To mold/shape like a potter. Used figuratively to describe skillfully shaping or influencing a situation or person.
- Ông ấy nặn dự án mới như một thợ gốm. (He shaped the new project like a potter.)