trấu
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Definition
Noun: - Rice husk: The hard, protective outer shell of a rice grain, separated during the milling process. It is often used as a fuel source, in gardening, or as a packing material.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người nông dân dùng trấu để đun bếp. (The farmer uses rice husks to fuel the stove.)
- Trấu được trộn vào đất để giúp đất tơi xốp. (Rice husks are mixed into the soil to make it more porous.)
- Muỗi ở đây nhiều như trấu. (The mosquitoes here are as numerous as rice husks.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase "nhiều như trấu" (as many as rice husks) is a common simile in Vietnamese to describe an immense, uncountable quantity of something, often with a slightly negative connotation (e.g., pests, problems, people).
- Công việc bây giờ nhiều như trấu. (The work now is as plentiful as rice husks.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vỏ trấu (n): Another term for rice husk, emphasizing the "shell" aspect.
- Vỏ trấu là một phụ phẩm từ lúa gạo. (The rice husk is a byproduct of rice.)
Synonyms
- Chaff: The husks of grains or seeds separated during threshing.
- Hull: The outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially of a grain.
Related Idioms
- Muỗi như trấu: Mosquitoes are as numerous as rice husks. This idiom vividly describes a place swarming with mosquitoes.
- Trong rừng, muỗi như trấu. (In the forest, mosquitoes are everywhere.)