dái tai
Definition
- Noun:
- Earlobe: The soft, fleshy, lower part of the external ear, which hangs down and is not supported by cartilage.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy đeo khuyên tai ở dái tai. (She wears earrings on her earlobe.)
- Dái tai của anh ấy rất dày. (His earlobes are very thick.)
- Trẻ sơ sinh thường có dái tai mềm. (Newborns often have soft earlobes.)
Advanced Usage
- In some cultural or traditional medicine practices, the shape or size of the dái tai (earlobe) is sometimes associated with certain beliefs about health or fortune.
Variants and Related Words
- Thùy tai (n): A more formal or scientific term for earlobe, also meaning "auricular lobe."
- Thùy tai là phần mềm dưới cùng của tai ngoài. (The auricular lobe is the soft bottom part of the outer ear.)
Synonyms
- Earlobe: The common English term.
- Lobe of the ear: A more descriptive synonym.
Related Idioms
- Dài dái tai: An idiom describing something very long-winded, tedious, or causing one's ears to feel long from listening.
- Bài phát biểu đó dài dái tai quá. (That speech was so tediously long.)