Definition

1. Noun:
   • Marble: A type of hard, metamorphic rock, typically with a veined or mottled appearance, that is often polished and used in sculpture and architecture.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngôi đền này được xây bằng cẩm thạch trắng. (This temple is built of white marble.)
  • Bức tượng cẩm thạch đó rất tinh xảo. (That marble statue is very exquisite.)
  • Mặt bàn làm từ cẩm thạch tự nhiên. (The tabletop is made from natural marble.)

Advanced Usage

• "vân cẩm thạch": marble veins/patterns.
  • Phiến đá có vân cẩm thạch rất đẹp. (The stone slab has very beautiful marble veins.)
• Used metaphorically to describe smooth, polished, or cold surfaces/textures reminiscent of marble.
  • Làn da cô ấy mịn như cẩm thạch. (Her skin is as smooth as marble.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đá hoa: A synonym for "cẩm thạch," also meaning marble.
• Đá cẩm thạch: Another common compound form with the same meaning.
• Bằng cẩm thạch: Made of marble (adjective phrase).
  • Cột bằng cẩm thạch (marble column)

Synonyms

• Marble (English equivalent).
• Đá hoa (Vietnamese synonym).

Notes on Different Meanings

• In Vietnamese, "cẩm thạch" specifically refers to the rock marble. It is not typically used to mean the small glass ball used in the children's game (which is called "bi" in Vietnamese).
• It can sometimes be used in compound names for materials or items that resemble marble in appearance, such as certain types of synthetic countertops.

noun

1. Marble