Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ala (of the nose): The outer, flaring, cartilaginous wall of each nostril; the wing of the nose.
   • Nostril wing: The fleshy, movable side part of the external nose that forms the lateral boundary of a nostril.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy bị đau ở cánh mũi. (He has pain in his nostril wing / ala of the nose.)
  • Cô ấy xỏ khuyên qua cánh mũi. (She got a piercing through her nostril wing.)
  • Cánh mũi của đứa trẻ phập phồng khi nó khóc. (The child's alae nasi flared as it cried.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cánh mũi phập phồng": Flaring nostrils (indicating strong emotion like anger, exertion, or crying).

  • Anh ta tức giận đến mức cánh mũi phập phồng. (He was so angry that his nostrils flared.)

• "Hai bên cánh mũi": Both sides of the nose / both alae.

  • Bác sĩ kiểm tra hai bên cánh mũi của bệnh nhân. (The doctor examined both alae of the patient's nose.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mũi (noun): Nose.
• Lỗ mũi (noun): Nostril.
• Sống mũi (noun): Bridge of the nose.
• Đầu mũi (noun): Tip of the nose.

Synonyms

• Ala mũi: A more formal/medical term for 'cánh mũi'.
• Phần cánh mũi: The wing part of the nose.

Related Phrases

• Nở cánh mũi: To have flared nostrils (often used figuratively to describe pride or arrogance).
  • Nghe được tin đó, anh ta nở cánh mũi ra vì tự hào. (Hearing that news, he puffed out his chest (lit: flared his nostrils) with pride.)

Related Idioms

• "Nở cánh mũi" (idiom): To be/become very proud, arrogant, or conceited (literally: to have flaring nostrils).
  • Được khen một tí đã nở cánh mũi lên. (He gets a little praise and becomes all puffed up with pride.)

noun

1. Ala