vôi vữa
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Definition
Noun: A building material, a workable paste used in masonry. It is a mixture of a binder (such as lime or cement), sand, and water, which hardens to bind construction blocks like bricks or stones together.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thợ xây đang trộn vôi vữa để xây tường. (The mason is mixing mortar to build the wall.)
- Công trình cổ này sử dụng vôi vữa truyền thống. (This ancient structure uses traditional mortar.)
- Vôi vữa đã khô cứng, gắn kết các viên gạch chắc chắn. (The mortar has dried and hardened, bonding the bricks firmly.)
Advanced Usage
- Technical Context: In construction, specific types are defined by their binder.
- Vôi vữa vôi: Lime mortar.
- Vôi vữa xi măng: Cement mortar.
- Figurative Use: Can describe something that binds elements together, though this is less common.
- Tình bạn là thứ vôi vữa gắn kết họ. (Friendship is the mortar that binds them.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hồ vữa (n): Another term for mortar, often used interchangeably.
- Vữa xây (n): Masonry mortar.
- Vữa trát (n): Plaster or rendering mortar, used for coating surfaces.
Synonyms
- Mortar: The direct equivalent in English.
- Cement mix: (When referring specifically to cement-based mortar).
- Binding agent: (In a broader, functional sense).
Related Terms and Phrases
- Trộn vữa (v): To mix mortar.
- Xây bằng vữa (v): To lay bricks/blocks with mortar.
- Mạch vữa (n): Mortar joint (the line of mortar between bricks).