phuy

Thân thiện

Nhà máy nhập về hàng chục phuy dầu để vận hành máy móc.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A barrel or drum: A cylindrical container, typically made of metal, used for storing or transporting liquids, especially fuels or chemicals. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • A specific type of container: Often refers to a standard-sized metal drum, such as a 200-liter drum commonly used for gasoline, oil, or industrial chemicals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công nhân đang lăn một phuy dầu. (The worker is rolling an oil drum.)
  • Họ chứa xăng trong những phuy kim loại. (They store gasoline in metal barrels.)
  • Kho hàng có hàng trăm phuy hóa chất. (The warehouse has hundreds of chemical drums.)

Advanced Usage

• "phuy xăng": gasoline drum/barrel.
  • Không được hút thuốc gần phuy xăng. (Do not smoke near the gasoline drum.)
• "phuy rỗng": empty drum/barrel.
  • Những phuy rỗng này sẽ được tái chế. (These empty drums will be recycled.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thùng phuy: This is a more complete compound noun with the same meaning (barrel, drum). 'Thùng' means 'box' or 'container'.
  • Anh ta mua một thùng phuy mới. (He bought a new drum.)
• Vại: A large earthenware jar or vat (different material, often for fish sauce or water).
• Bồn: A tank or large container, usually fixed (e.g., water tank).

Synonyms

• Thùng tròn: round container.
• Trống: drum (can be used in an industrial context, but less specific than 'phuy').

Related Phrases

• Đậy nắp phuy: to seal/close a drum lid.
  • Nhớ đậy nắp phuy lại cho kín. (Remember to seal the drum lid tightly.)
• Tháo phuy: to drain/unload a drum.
  • Cần cẩu trục được dùng để tháo phuy. (A crane is used to unload the drum.)

Related Idioms

Note: The word 'phuy' itself is a specific object and is not commonly used in figurative idioms. Idioms would typically use the more general word 'thùng' (container).

Học thuật

1. Barrel, drum