sét
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Definition
Noun:
- Lightning bolt / Thunderbolt: A powerful, natural electrical discharge between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and a loud sound (thunder).
- Rust: The reddish-brown flaky coating that forms on iron or steel when exposed to moisture and air; corrosion.
- Heaped measure: A traditional unit of dry measure for grains like rice, where the container is filled to the point of being heaped or level with the brim.
Adjective:
- Rusty: Covered with or affected by rust.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Lightning):
- Trời đang giông, sấm sét rất to. (It's stormy, the thunder and lightning are very loud.)
- Cây cầu bị sét đánh. (The bridge was struck by lightning.)
- Noun (Rust):
- Chiếc xe đạp cũ đầy sét. (The old bicycle is covered in rust.)
- Noun (Heaped measure):
- Bà ấy mua một sét gạo. (She bought a heaped measure of rice.)
- Adjective (Rusty):
- Con dao sét không cắt được nữa. (The rusty knife can't cut anymore.)
Advanced Usage
- "sét đánh": Literally "lightning strike," used figuratively to describe shocking, sudden, and devastating news or events.
- Tin đó như sét đánh ngang tai. (That news was like a bolt of lightning out of the blue.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đất sét (n): Clay (a type of soil).
- Trẻ em thích nặn đất sét. (Children like molding clay.)
- Sét đánh (v/n): To be struck by lightning; a lightning strike.
- Rỉ sét (v): To rust, to corrode.
- Sắt sẽ rỉ sét nếu để ngoài mưa. (Iron will rust if left in the rain.)
Synonyms
- Lightning: Thunderbolt, electrical discharge.
- Rust: Corrosion, oxidation.
- Heaped measure: Full measure, brimming measure.
Related Idioms
- Sét đánh ngang tai: An idiom meaning "a bolt from the blue" or "stunning news," emphasizing the sudden and shocking nature of information.
- Lời tuyên bố của ông ấy như sét đánh ngang tai. (His announcement was a bolt from the blue.)
- Khổng lồ chân đất sét: Translated from "colossus with feet of clay," meaning something or someone that appears powerful but has a fundamental weakness.
- Đế chế đó là một khổng lồ chân đất sét. (That empire is a colossus with feet of clay.)
noun
- thunderbolt, bolt agril, clay
verb & noun
- rust
adj
- strike measured, struck