Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of rock: "đá tai mèo" refers to a specific type of rock, often characterized by its rough, jagged, or sharp-edged surface, resembling a cat's ear in shape or texture.
   • Rugger rock: In specific contexts, such as geology or local terminology, it can be translated as "rugger rock," indicating a rock with a rugged, uneven surface.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con đường này có nhiều đá tai mèo, đi lại rất khó khăn. (This road has a lot of rugger rock, making travel very difficult.)
  • Những viên đá tai mèo sắc nhọn có thể làm hỏng lốp xe. (The sharp rugger rocks can damage car tires.)

Advanced Usage

• Used descriptively in geology or terrain description: The term is often used to describe a landscape or path littered with this type of rough, jagged stone.
  • Khu vực đồi núi phía Bắc nổi tiếng với địa hình đá tai mèo. (The northern hilly region is famous for its rugger rock terrain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đá lởm chởm (n): Jagged rocks, uneven rocks. A more general term for rough, protruding rocks.
• Đá sắc cạnh (n): Sharp-edged rocks. Emphasizes the sharpness of the rocks.

Synonyms

• Đá gồ ghề: Uneven, rugged rocks.
• Đá xù xì: Rough, coarse rocks.

Related Phrases

• Đường đá tai mèo (n): A road/path made of or covered with rugger rock.
  • Chiếc xe địa hình là cần thiết để đi trên đường đá tai mèo. (An off-road vehicle is necessary to drive on a rugger rock road.)

Related Idioms

• (Cứng như) đá tai mèo: (As hard/tough as) rugger rock. Used figuratively to describe something or someone very hard, tough, or stubborn.
  • Ông ấy cứng đầu cứng như đá tai mèo. (He is as stubborn as rugger rock.)

1. Rugger rock