Definition

Noun: - The shin; the lower leg: The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. It specifically refers to the front, bony part of this segment (the tibia).

Usage

• This word is a common, everyday term for a specific body part. It is used in general, medical, and descriptive contexts.
• It is a compound noun formed from "ống" (tube, pipe) and "chân" (leg, foot), literally meaning "leg tube," which describes the shape of this body part.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy bị đau ống chân sau khi chạy bộ. (His shin hurts after running.)
  • Đứa trẻ bị va ống chân vào góc bàn. (The child bumped his shin on the corner of the table.)
  • Xương ống chân là một trong những xương dài nhất cơ thể. (The shin bone is one of the longest bones in the body.)

Advanced Usage

• "Xương ống chân": The shin bone; the tibia.
  • Sau tai nạn, bác sĩ chụp X-quang xương ống chân của bệnh nhân. (After the accident, the doctor X-rayed the patient's tibia.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cẳng chân (noun): A more general term for the lower leg (from knee to ankle), encompassing both the shin and calf. It is often used interchangeably with "ống chân" in casual speech but is anatomically broader.
• Bắp chân (noun): The calf; the muscular back part of the lower leg.
• Ống tay (noun): The sleeve (of a garment); literally "arm tube." This follows the same "ống + body part" structure.

Synonyms

• Cẳng chân: Lower leg (a near-synonym, but more general).
• Chân: Leg (a much more general term for the entire limb).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• (Đau/Bị) ống chân: To have shin pain/shin splints.
  • Vận động viên đó phải nghỉ thi đấu vì bị ống chân. (That athlete had to withdraw from the competition due to shin splints.)
• Chỉ có da bọc xương ống chân: (Idiomatic) To be skin and bones; to be very thin.
  • Sau trận ốm, ông ấy trông chỉ còn da bọc xương ống chân. (After his illness, he looked like nothing but skin and bones.)

noun

1. shin