Definition

Noun: - Wrinkled skin, aged skin: "da mồi" specifically refers to the wrinkled, leathery, and often spotted skin characteristic of old age. It describes skin that has lost its elasticity and smoothness due to aging. - Skin with brown spots (liver spots/age spots): The term can also emphasize the appearance of brownish spots on the skin of elderly people, likened to the shell of a hawksbill turtle ("đồi mồi").

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông cụ đã tóc bạc da mồi. (The old man had white hair and wrinkled skin.)
  • Dấu hiệu của tuổi già là làn da mồi. (A sign of old age is aged, spotted skin.)
  • Bà tôi tuy da mồi nhưng vẫn minh mẫn. (Although my grandmother has aged skin, she is still sharp-minded.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tóc bạc da mồi": A common, fixed four-word idiom meaning "white hair and wrinkled skin," used to vividly describe someone as very old and showing clear physical signs of aging.
  • Cả đời vất vả, giờ ông ấy đã tóc bạc da mồi. (Having toiled all his life, he now has white hair and wrinkled skin.)

Variants and Related Words

• Da đồi mồi: A less common variant directly comparing the skin to a hawksbill turtle's shell. It carries the same meaning as "da mồi."
• Da nhăn nheo: (Wrinkled skin) A more general term for wrinkled skin, not necessarily implying the brown spots associated with "da mồi."
• Nám da, đồi mồi: (Age spots, liver spots) Refers specifically to the hyperpigmented spots themselves.

Synonyms

• Wizened skin: Skin that is wrinkled and dried up with age.
• Leathery skin: Skin that is tough and wrinkled, like leather.
• Age-spotted skin: Skin marked with spots (lentigines) due to aging.

Related Idioms

• "Tóc bạc da mồi": (White hair and aged skin) The primary idiom, symbolizing advanced age and the physical toll of a long life.
  • Sau bao năm tháng, giờ bà đã tóc bạc da mồi. (After so many years, she now has white hair and aged skin.)

noun

1. wrinkled skin
   • tóc bạc da mồi
     having white hair and wrinkled skin