đồ thừa
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Definition
- Noun:
- Leftovers, remnants: Items that remain after the main part has been used, taken, or consumed. This often refers to excess food, but can also apply to materials or objects.
- Surplus items: Things that are extra or no longer needed because the required amount has been met.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đừng vứt đồ thừa sau bữa tiệc, hãy để tôi gói lại. (Don't throw away the leftovers after the party; let me pack them up.)
- Anh thợ dùng đồ thừa của tấm ván để đóng một cái hộp nhỏ. (The carpenter used the remnants of the plank to make a small box.)
- Cửa hàng bán đồ thừa từ các đơn đặt hàng công nghiệp với giá rẻ. (The store sells surplus items from industrial orders at a cheap price.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can imply something is of lesser value because it is excess or scrap, but this is not always the case.
- "Đồ thừa thãi": This intensified form emphasizes something is completely superfluous, useless, or wasteful.
- Những lời hứa suông ấy chỉ là đồ thừa thãi. (Those empty promises are just useless clutter.)
Variants and Related Words
Thức ăn thừa (n): Specifically refers to leftover food.
- Thức ăn thừa nên được bảo quản trong tủ lạnh. (Leftover food should be stored in the refrigerator.)
Vật thừa (n): A more formal or general term for a surplus item or remnant.
Synonyms
- Leftovers: Remaining food.
- Remnants: Small remaining quantities of fabric or material.
- Surplus: An amount left over when requirements have been met.
- Scraps: Small pieces or amounts of something left over.
Related Idioms
Đồ bỏ đi: Literally "things to throw away," meaning trash or junk. This is stronger than "đồ thừa," implying no value or use.
- Cái máy cũ đó giờ chỉ là đồ bỏ đi. (That old machine is now just junk.)
Thừa mứa: To be in excess, to be more than enough (often used for abundance, not necessarily waste).
- Nhà họ có tiền thừa mứa. (Their family has more than enough money.)
- Lefttovers,remnant