Definition

1. Noun:

   • Professional expertise / Specialized knowledge: The body of advanced, systematic knowledge and skill acquired through training and experience in a specific field or occupation.
   • Specialty / Field of specialization: A particular area of work, study, or professional activity in which one has concentrated competence.

2. Adjective:

   • Specialized: Pertaining to, involving, or focused on a specific and limited field or function.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy có chuyên môn vững về lập trình. (He has solid expertise in programming.)
  • Công việc này đòi hỏi chuyên môn cao. (This job requires high professional skill.)
• Adjective:
  • Đây là một tạp chí chuyên môn về y học. (This is a specialized medical journal.)
  • Cửa hàng chuyên môn bán đồ gỗ. (A shop specialized in selling wooden furniture.)

Advanced Usage

• The adjective form is often used in compound structures to describe a person or entity focused on a narrow field.
  • Công ty chuyên môn hóa trong xuất khẩu nông sản. (The company specializes in agricultural export.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyên môn hóa (v): To specialize, to make something specialized.
  • Quá trình chuyên môn hóa lao động. (The process of labor specialization.)
• Nhà chuyên môn (n): Specialist, expert.
  • Cần tham vấn ý kiến của các nhà chuyên môn. (It is necessary to consult the opinions of specialists.)

Synonyms

• Expertise: Specialized skill or knowledge.
• Proficiency: A high degree of competence or skill.
• Specialization: The focus on a particular area of activity.

Related Idioms

• Chuyên môn nói láo / nói dối: (Colloquial, humorous) To be a "specialist" in lying; to habitually lie.
  • Hắn ta chuyên môn nói láo. (He is a specialized liar.)

noun

1. Professional knowledge, profession skill, speciality
   • đi sâu vào chuyên môn
     to deepen one's professional knowledge

adj

1. Specialized in
   • cửa hàng chuyên môn bán đồ gỗ
     a shop specialized in wooden furniture
   • chuyên môn nói láo
     to be specialized in telling lies, a specialized liar