xe bò
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Definition
- Noun:
- Ox-cart: A simple, two-wheeled vehicle, typically pulled by oxen or water buffalo, used for transporting heavy loads, especially in rural or traditional agricultural settings.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người nông dân dùng xe bò để chở lúa từ đồng về nhà. (The farmer uses an ox-cart to transport rice from the field to the house.)
- Trên con đường làng, hình ảnh xe bò chạy chậm rãi rất quen thuộc. (On the village road, the image of a slow-moving ox-cart is very familiar.)
- Chiếc xe bò chất đầy rơm. (The ox-cart is loaded with straw.)
Advanced Usage
- "đánh xe bò": To drive an ox-cart; to be an ox-cart driver.
- Ông ấy đã đánh xe bò suốt cả đời. (He has been driving an ox-cart his whole life.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xe trâu (n): Buffalo cart. A very similar vehicle pulled specifically by water buffalo.
- Xe ngựa (n): Horse-drawn cart. A cart pulled by horses.
- Xe kéo (n): Handcart; rickshaw. A general term for a cart pulled by a person or animal.
Synonyms
- Char à boeufs (French loanword, historical/formal): Ox-cart.
- Cart (n): A general term for a vehicle with two or four wheels used for carrying loads, often pulled by an animal. (Note: "cart" is a broader term; "xe bò" specifies the animal.)
Related Phrases
- Bánh xe bò: The wheel of an ox-cart.
- Bánh xe bò thường được làm bằng gỗ. (The wheels of an ox-cart are usually made of wood.)
Related Idioms
- Chậm như xe bò: (As) slow as an ox-cart. Used to describe something or someone that moves or progresses very slowly.
- Tiến độ dự án này chậm như xe bò. (The progress of this project is as slow as an ox-cart.)