ố
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Stained, soiled, discolored: "ố" describes something that has become dirty, marked, or has lost its original color due to contact with a substance or exposure to elements.
- Tarnished: It can also describe a loss of brightness or luster on a surface, often metal.
Verb (to become stained/soiled):
- To get stained, to become soiled: The process of acquiring stains or becoming discolored.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Chiếc áo trắng bị ố vàng dưới nách. (The white shirt is stained yellow under the arms.)
- Tấm vải mới đã bị ố vì nước mưa. (The new cloth got stained by the rain.)
- Mặt gương bị ố mờ. (The mirror surface is tarnished/foggy.)
Verb:
- Cẩn thận kẻo quần áo sẽ ố đấy. (Be careful or your clothes will get stained.)
- Vải lụa rất dễ ố. (Silk fabric stains very easily.)
Advanced Usage
"ố vàng": specifically stained yellow.
- Những trang sách cũ đã ố vàng theo thời gian. (The pages of the old book have yellowed with time.)
"hoen ố": a compound meaning tarnished or stained, often used figuratively for reputation.
- Danh tiếng của ông ấy bị hoen ố vì scandal. (His reputation was tarnished by the scandal.)
Variants and Related Words
Vết ố (n): a stain, a spot.
- Làm sao để tẩy vết ố này? (How to remove this stain?)
Ố màu (v): to fade or become discolored.
- Tranh treo lâu ngày bị ố màu. (The painting has faded from being hung for a long time.)
Synonyms
- Bẩn: dirty (more general).
- Hoen: tarnished, stained (often used with "ố").
- Lem luốc: smudged, grimy.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Làm ố (v): to stain something, to cause staining.
- Cà phê đã làm ố tấm khăn trải bàn. (The coffee stained the tablecloth.)
Related Idioms
- Ăn ở không đẹp để tiếng ố cho con cháu: (To live immorally, leaving a bad reputation for one's descendants.) - Uses "ố" figuratively to mean a tarnished reputation.
- Ông ấy lo sợ ăn ở không đẹp để tiếng ố cho con cháu. (He fears living immorally will leave a bad name for his descendants.)
- Smeared
- Vải bị ố vì mưaCloth smeared by rain