vò

Thân thiện

Một người nông dân đang vò lúa trong một cái nia.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Jar: A large, often earthenware, container with a wide mouth, typically used for storing liquids like wine or dry goods like salt.

2. Verb:

   • To crumple / to scrunch: To crush something, especially paper or fabric, into a compact mass in one's hands, often creating wrinkles or creases.
   • To rub / to knead: To press, squeeze, and rub something repeatedly with the hands, as when washing clothes by hand or processing grains.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy mua một vò rượu nếp. (He bought a jar of glutinous rice wine.)
• Verb:
  • Đừng vò tờ giấy đó! (Don't crumple that piece of paper!)
  • Trước khi giặt, cô ấy thường vò quần áo với xà phòng. (Before washing, she usually rubs the clothes with soap.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "vò" can be used figuratively to describe mental distress or confusion.
  • Vấn đề này vò nát suy nghĩ của anh ta. (This problem is tearing his thoughts apart / causing him great mental anguish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vò đầu (verb phrase): Literally "to crumple one's head," meaning to be deeply puzzled or to think very hard.
  • Anh ấy vò đầu tìm giải pháp. (He racked his brains to find a solution.)
• Vò nát (verb): To crumple or crush something completely.
• Con tò vò (noun): A wasp or hornet.

Synonyms

• Noun: Jar, urn, crock.
• Verb: Crumple, scrunch, crush, rub, knead, wring.

Related Idioms

• Rối như tơ vò: As tangled as kneaded silk; a state of extreme confusion or disorder.
  • Sự việc khiến mọi thứ rối như tơ vò. (The incident made everything a complete mess.)

Học thuật

noun

1. jar

verb

1. to crumple up, to crush up to rub