ong

Thân thiện

Ong hút mật từ những bông hoa.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bee: A flying insect of the order Hymenoptera, known for living in colonies, producing honey and beeswax, and often having a stinger.
   • Wasp/Hornet: In broader, common usage, "ong" can also refer to other stinging, flying insects of similar appearance, such as wasps or hornets.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ong hút mật từ hoa. (Bees collect nectar from flowers.)
  • Tôi bị ong đốt. (I was stung by a bee/wasp.)
  • Tổ ong trên cành cây kia rất lớn. (That beehive/wasp nest on the tree branch is very large.)

Advanced Usage

• "ong chúa": queen bee.

  • Ong chúa là trung tâm của đàn ong. (The queen bee is the center of the bee colony.)

• "lưng ong": a wasp waist; a figuratively small, slim waist.

  • Cô ấy có dáng người với lưng ong thon thả. (She has a figure with a slim wasp waist.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tổ ong (n): beehive; wasp nest.

  • Người nuôi ong kiểm tra tổ ong. (The beekeeper inspects the beehive.)

• Đàn ong (n): a swarm of bees; a bee colony.

  • Một đàn ong bay ngang qua. (A swarm of bees flew by.)

• Nuôi ong (v): to keep bees, to practice beekeeping.

  • Ông ấy có một trang trại nhỏ để nuôi ong. (He has a small farm for keeping bees.)

Synonyms

• Bee: honeybee, apian (relating to bees).
• Wasp: a stinging insect, often with a slender body.

Related Idioms

• Đầu voi đuôi chuột: Literally "elephant's head, mouse's tail," meaning something that starts impressively but ends poorly. (Note: This idiom does not contain "ong" but is a common Vietnamese idiom. The following idiom does contain "ong".)
• Nuôi ong tay áo: Literally "to raise bees in one's sleeve," meaning to harbor a traitor or a dangerous person close to you; to nurture a viper in one's bosom.
  • Tin kẻ đó chính là nuôi ong tay áo. (Trusting that person is like nurturing a viper in your bosom.)

Học thuật

noun

1. bee. con ong
   • tổ ong
     bee's nest; bee-hive
   • ong chúa
     queen-bee