Definition

1. Noun:
   • Paper; documents: Refers to paper as a material or, more commonly, to documents, paperwork, or official papers.
   • Bureaucratic procedures: Can imply the red tape or administrative formalities associated with documents.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công việc này liên quan đến nhiều giấy má. (This job involves a lot of paperwork/documents.)
  • Anh ấy đang loay hoay với đống giấy má trên bàn. (He is fiddling with the pile of papers on the desk.)
  • Thủ tục giấy má ở đây rất phức tạp. (The document procedures here are very complicated.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giấy má giấy tờ": A common reduplicative phrase emphasizing bureaucracy or an excessive amount of paperwork.

  • Dự án bị chậm trễ vì vướng giấy má giấy tờ. (The project is delayed due to bureaucratic red tape.)

• "Lằng nhằng giấy má": A colloquial phrase meaning "tedious/complicated paperwork".

  • Việc xin visa lằng nhằng giấy má lắm. (Applying for a visa involves very tedious paperwork.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấy tờ (noun): Documents, papers. Often used interchangeably with giấy má, but giấy tờ can sound slightly more formal or specific to identification/legal papers.

  • Mang theo đầy đủ giấy tờ tùy thân. (Bring all your identification papers.)

• Thủ tục giấy tờ (noun phrase): Paperwork procedures.

  • Hoàn tất thủ tục giấy tờ tại cửa sổ số 3. (Complete the paperwork procedures at window number 3.)

Synonyms

• Văn bản: Text, document (often refers to written or official texts).
• Tài liệu: Materials, documents (often for reference or study).
• Hồ sơ: File, dossier (a collection of documents on a specific subject/person).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As a noun, 'giấy má' does not form phrasal verbs. The related phrases are idiomatic expressions.)

Related Idioms

• "Chết vì giấy má": To be overwhelmed/bogged down by paperwork; to suffer from excessive bureaucracy.

  • Cán bộ phường than chết vì giấy má. (The ward officials complain they are drowning in paperwork.)

• "Cơm áo gạo tiền, giấy má giấy tờ": A saying listing life's burdens, pairing "rice, clothes, money" with "paperwork" to emphasize administrative hassles.

  • Cuộc sống đâu chỉ có cơm áo gạo tiền, còn giấy má giấy tờ nữa. (Life isn't just about food and clothing, there's also all this paperwork.)

noun

1. paper; documents