Definition

1. Noun:
   • Heel: The back part of the foot below the ankle.
   • Heel (of a shoe, sock, etc.): The part of a shoe, sock, or stocking that covers or supports the human heel.

Usage Examples

• Noun (body part):
  • Anh ấy bị đau ở gót. (He has pain in his heel.)
  • Gót chân của em bé rất mềm. (The baby's heel is very soft.)
• Noun (clothing/footwear):
  • Đôi giày này bị mòn ở gót. (These shoes are worn at the heel.)
  • Gót tất của tôi bị thủng. (The heel of my sock has a hole.)

Advanced Usage

• "theo gót": to follow closely behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps.
  • Cô ấy luôn theo gót anh ấy đến mọi nơi. (She always follows closely behind him everywhere.)
• "gót sen" / "gót hồng": (Literary) A poetic reference to a woman's small, delicate foot/heel, often implying beauty.
  • Trong thơ cổ, "gót hồng" thường chỉ bước chân của người phụ nữ đẹp. (In classical poetry, "gót hồng" often refers to the step of a beautiful woman.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gót chân (n): The heel of the foot. This is the most common and specific term for the anatomical heel.
  • Tôi cần miếng đệm cho gót chân. (I need a pad for my heel.)
• Gót giày (n): The heel of a shoe.
  • Gót giày cao làm cô ấy trông cao hơn. (The high shoe heel makes her look taller.)
• Gót sắt (n): (Idiomatic) An iron heel; symbolizing tyranny or ruthless oppression.

Synonyms

• Phần sau của bàn chân: The back part of the foot. (Descriptive synonym for ).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dẫm lên gót (ai): To be right behind someone; to follow very closely (often in a competitive context).
  • Đội đứng thứ hai đang dẫm lên gót đội dẫn đầu. (The second-place team is right on the heels of the leading team.)

Related Idioms

• Chân ướt chân ráo / Gót chân còn lấm bụi đường: (Literally: feet still wet, feet still dry / heels still dusty from the road) To have just arrived; to be newly arrived from a journey.
  • Anh ấy vừa về tới nhà, gót chân còn lấm bụi đường đã phải đi họp. (He just got home, his heels still dusty from the road, and already had to go to a meeting.)
• Gót chân Achilles: (Borrowed from Greek myth) Achilles' heel; a critical weakness.
  • Sự thiếu kiên nhẫn là gót chân Achilles của anh ta. (Impatience is his Achilles' heel.)

noun

1. heel
   • gót chân
     heel of foot