Definition

1. Verb:

   • To dig: To break up and move earth, typically using a tool like a shovel or excavator, creating a hole or trench.
   • To unearth / to excavate: To remove something from the ground by digging, such as roots, tubers, or buried objects.
   • To search for / to procure (colloquial): To try hard to find or obtain something, especially money or resources.

2. Noun:

   • Peach: A round fruit with soft, fuzzy red and yellow skin, sweet flesh, and a single large stone; also refers to the tree that bears this fruit.
   • Actress / female performer (archaic): A term formerly used for a female performer in traditional Vietnamese operas like chèo or tuồng.
   • Girl / young woman (colloquial, somewhat dated): A casual term for a girl or young woman.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Họ đang đào móng nhà. (They are digging the house's foundation.)
  • Bà tôi đào khoai lang trong vườn. (My grandmother unearthed sweet potatoes in the garden.)
  • Không biết đào đâu ra tiền lúc này. (I don't know where to scrounge up money at this time.)

• Noun:

  • Mùa hè là mùa của quả đào. (Summer is the season for peaches.)
  • Cô đào đó diễn rất hay trong vở chèo. (That actress performed very well in the chèo opera.)
  • Anh ấy dẫn theo một cô đào rất xinh. (He brought along a very pretty girl.)

Advanced Usage

• "đào bới": to dig around; to delve into (often figuratively, meaning to investigate or pry).

  • Phóng viên đang đào bới thông tin về vụ bê bối. (The reporter is digging for information about the scandal.)

• "đào tẩu": to flee, to escape (often used for escaping from a situation or responsibility).

  • Tên tội phạm đã tìm cách đào tẩu. (The criminal found a way to flee.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoa đào (n): peach blossom (a symbol of Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year).

  • Miền Bắc Việt Nam thường chơi hoa đào vào dịp Tết. (Northern Vietnam often displays peach blossoms during Tet.)

• Má đào (n): rosy/peach-colored cheeks (a poetic description of beauty).

  • Thiếu nữ có đôi má đào. (The young maiden has rosy cheeks.)

Synonyms

• Dig: to excavate.
• Peach: the fruit (similar to ).
• Actress: a female performer.

Related Idioms

• Đào ngũ: to desert, to go AWOL (from military service).

  • Người lính bị bắt vì tội đào ngũ. (The soldier was arrested for desertion.)

• Đào hoa: to be flirtatious or have many romantic liaisons (literally "peach blossom," implying a love life).

  • Anh chàng đó nổi tiếng là đào hoa. (That guy is famous for being a ladies' man.)

verb

1. to dig up, to unearth
   • đào một cái lỗ
     to dig a hole
2. To escape

noun

1. peach