ốc
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Definition
- Noun:
- Snail; shellfish (gastropod): A small, soft-bodied animal, typically with a hard, spiral shell. Often refers to edible freshwater or land snails, but can also include similar marine creatures.
- Screw: A metal fastener with a helical ridge (thread), used to hold objects together.
- Goosebumps: Small, temporary bumps on the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement.
- House (archaic): An old, literary term for a dwelling or house.
Usage Examples
- Noun (animal):
- Trẻ con hay đi bắt ốc ở ruộng. (Children often go to the fields to catch snails.)
- Quán này có món bún ốc rất ngon. (This restaurant has delicious snail vermicelli soup.)
- Noun (screw):
- Anh ấy cần một con ốc để sửa cái bàn. (He needs a screw to fix the table.)
- Noun (goosebumps):
- Trời lạnh quá, da tôi nổi ốc hết cả. (It's so cold, I have goosebumps all over.)
- Noun (house - archaic):
- Thi nhân ngồi sáng tác trong ốc. (The poet sat composing in his house.)
Advanced Usage
- "ăn ốc nói mò": An idiom meaning "to speak at random" or "to talk without basis," literally "to eat snails and speak blindly" (as one probes for snails).
- Đừng có ăn ốc nói mò, hãy đưa ra bằng chứng. (Don't just talk randomly; provide evidence.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đinh ốc (n): Screw (the full, common term).
- Khoan một lỗ trước khi vặn đinh ốc. (Drill a hole before turning the screw.)
- Ốc vít (n): Another common term for a screw.
- Ốc sên (n): Land snail (specifically).
- Ốc sên bò trên lá cây. (The land snail is crawling on the leaf.)
- Bún ốc (n): A specific Vietnamese dish of vermicelli soup with snails.
Synonyms
- Snail/Shelfish: gastropod, mollusk.
- Screw: bolt, fastener.
- Goosebumps: goose pimples, gooseflesh.
Related Idioms
- Rét nổi ốc: To have goosebumps from the cold.
- Gió mùa về khiến mọi người rét nổi ốc. (The monsoon wind made everyone break out in goosebumps from the cold.)
noun
- shellfish;gasteropod
- bún ốcshellfish soup and vermicelli