ống điếu
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Definition
Noun: - A pipe: A device used for smoking tobacco, typically consisting of a small bowl for the tobacco and a stem through which the smoke is drawn. It is a traditional smoking implement, often associated with leisurely or contemplative smoking.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông cụ thường hút thuốc bằng một chiếc ống điếu gỗ. (The old man often smokes tobacco using a wooden pipe.)
- Trên bàn làm việc của ông ấy luôn có một cái ống điếu. (There is always a pipe on his desk.)
- Ống điếu này được chạm khắc rất tinh xảo. (This pipe is very intricately carved.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hút ống điếu": to smoke a pipe.
- Sau bữa tối, ông ấy thường ra vườn hút ống điếu. (After dinner, he usually goes to the garden to smoke his pipe.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tẩu thuốc: (noun) Another, more formal or general term for a tobacco pipe. It can be used interchangeably with , though may carry a more traditional or rustic connotation.
- Ông ấy sưu tầm rất nhiều tẩu thuốc cổ. (He collects many antique tobacco pipes.)
Synonyms
- Pipe: The direct English equivalent.
- Tobacco pipe: A more descriptive term in English.
Related Phrases
- "Ngậm ống điếu": to hold a pipe in one's mouth.
- Nhân vật trong phim luôn ngậm ống điếu khi suy nghĩ. (The character in the film always holds a pipe in his mouth when thinking.)
Related Idioms
- "Chậm như ống điếu": (simile) As slow as a pipe; used to describe something or someone that is very slow, perhaps referring to the slow, deliberate process of smoking a pipe.
- Anh ta làm việc chậm như ống điếu. (He works as slow as a pipe.)