Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cicada: "ve sầu" refers to an insect of the order Hemiptera, known for its loud, distinctive song produced by males during hot weather. It is a common insect in tropical and temperate regions.
   • Periodical Cicada: In some contexts, it can specifically refer to species that emerge in large numbers after long developmental periods underground.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tiếng ve sầu kêu râm ran báo hiệu mùa hè đã đến. (The sound of cicadas chirping noisily signals that summer has arrived.)
  • Trẻ con thường bắt ve sầu trên những thân cây. (Children often catch cicadas on tree trunks.)
  • Ve sầu đã sống nhiều năm dưới lòng đất trước khi lột xác và bay lên. (The cicada lived for many years underground before molting and flying up.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ve sầu kêu": The act of a cicada singing/chirping. This phrase is often used to evoke the atmosphere of summer.

  • Cả khu rừng tràn ngập tiếng ve sầu kêu. (The whole forest is filled with the sound of cicadas singing.)

• "Xác ve sầu": Cicada shell/exuvia. The shed exoskeleton left behind after molting, often used in traditional medicine.

  • Xác ve sầu là một vị thuốc trong đông y. (Cicada shells are an ingredient in traditional Eastern medicine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ve (n): A common short form for "ve sầu". It has the same meaning but is more colloquial.

  • Mùa hè là mùa của ve. (Summer is the season of cicadas.)

• Họ ve sầu (n): The biological family Cicadidae.

  • Ve sầu thuộc họ ve sầu. (Cicadas belong to the Cicadidae family.)

Synonyms

• Con ve: Cicada (a more casual synonym, identical in meaning).
• Cigale: Cicada (the French loanword, sometimes used in scientific or literary contexts).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Nói như ve sầu": To talk/chatter incessantly like a cicada. Used to describe someone who talks non-stop.

  • Cậu bé ấy nói liên tục, nói như ve sầu vậy. (That boy talks continuously, chattering like a cicada.)

• "Ve sầu thoát xác": Literally "the cicada sheds its shell". This idiom can metaphorically describe a profound transformation or rebirth.

  • Sau khóa tu, anh ấy cảm thấy tâm hồn mình như ve sầu thoát xác. (After the meditation retreat, he felt his soul was transformed like a cicada shedding its shell.)

noun

1. cicada
   • con ve sầu