Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cockroach wing: The wing of a cockroach insect.
   • Reddish-brown color: A specific shade of brown with a reddish tint, named for its resemblance to the color of a cockroach's wing.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Color):

  • Cô ấy mua một chiếc túi màu cánh gián. (She bought a reddish-brown bag.)
  • Tường phòng khách được sơn màu cánh gián. (The living room wall is painted a reddish-brown color.)

• Noun (Literal):

  • Trên sàn nhà có một cánh gián. (There is a cockroach wing on the floor.) [Note: This literal usage is less common than the color meaning.]

Advanced Usage

• "màu cánh gián": This is the most common and fixed phrase. It functions as a compound noun meaning "reddish-brown color" or "mahogany color." It is almost always used with the word "màu" (color).
  • Anh ấy thích sơn đồ gỗ màu cánh gián. (He likes to paint wooden furniture reddish-brown.)

Variants and Related Words

• Màu nâu đỏ: Reddish-brown color (a more general, descriptive synonym).
• Màu hạt dẻ: Chestnut color (a similar, specific brown shade).
• Màu gụ: Mahogany color (a specific, often darker, brown shade for wood).

Synonyms

• màu nâu đỏ: reddish-brown.
• màu hạt dẻ: chestnut color.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Có màu cánh gián: To be (of) reddish-brown color.
  • Chiếc áo da này có màu cánh gián rất đẹp. (This leather jacket has a very beautiful reddish-brown color.)

1. Cockroach's wing
   • màu cánh gián
     red brown