Definition

1. Noun:
   • A garment for the upper body: The primary meaning refers to any piece of clothing worn on the torso, such as a shirt, blouse, jacket, coat, or tunic.
   • A case or covering: An outer layer that encloses or wraps something, like a pillowcase or the coating on a pill.
   • A shell or cloak: A natural or metaphorical outer layer that covers or conceals something else.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Garment):
  • Cô ấy mua một chiếc áo mới. (She bought a new shirt.)
  • Trời lạnh, bạn nên mặc áo khoác. (It's cold, you should wear a jacket.)
• Noun (Covering):
  • Chiếc gối có áo màu trắng. (The pillow has a white case.)
  • Viên thuốc này có áo đường. (This pill has a sugar coating.)

Advanced Usage

• "áo quan" (coffin, casket): A shortened form referring to a coffin.
  • Cỗ áo quan được làm từ gỗ tốt. (The coffin was made from good wood.)
• Used in specialized contexts like anatomy or botany to mean "tunic" (a membranous covering).
  • áo mạch (vascular tunic)

Variants and Related Words

• Áo sơ mi (n): Shirt, specifically a dress shirt.
  • Anh ấy mặc áo sơ mi trắng đi làm. (He wears a white dress shirt to work.)
• Áo khoác (n): Coat, jacket.
  • Áo khoác dày này rất ấm. (This thick coat is very warm.)
• Áo gối (n): Pillowcase.
  • Cô ấy thay áo gối mỗi tuần. (She changes the pillowcase every week.)

Synonyms

• Garment, clothing (for the body).
• Case, covering, wrapper (for objects).
• Coating, layer, crust (for a surface).

Related Idioms and Proverbs

• Áo rách khéo vá hơn lành vụng may: Literally "A well-mended old jacket is better than an ill-stitched new one." It means that something old but well-maintained or skillfully repaired is better than something new but poorly made.
  • Đừng vội thay cái mới, hãy nhớ câu "áo rách khéo vá hơn lành vụng may". (Don't be quick to replace it with a new one; remember the saying "a well-mended old jacket is better than an ill-stitched new one.")
• Người Áo (n): An Austrian person (from the country Áo - Austria).
  • Người Áo nói tiếng Đức. (Austrians speak German.)

noun

1. (địa lý) Austria
   • người áo
     Austrian
2. Jacket, coat, tunic, dress, gown
   • mặc áo lông
     to wear (put on) a fur coat
   • áo rách khéo vá hơn lành vụng may
     a well-mended old jacket is better than an ill-stitched new one
3. Case, wrapping
   • áo gối
     pillow-case
4. Crust, coat
   • viên thuốc bọc lớp đường làm áo, viên thuốc bọc đường
     a pill with a sugar coat, a sugar-coated pill
5. Cloak, cover