giấy moi
Definition
- Noun:
- Inferior tissue paper; low-grade paper: A type of paper that is thin, coarse, and of poor quality, often used for rough purposes like wrapping or as cheap stationery.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người bán hàng dùng giấy moi để gói đồ. (The vendor used inferior tissue paper to wrap the goods.)
- Hồi xưa, học trò hay viết bài tập trên giấy moi. (In the past, students often wrote their homework on low-grade paper.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "giấy moi" is somewhat archaic and is primarily used to describe historical or very low-quality paper contexts. In modern Vietnamese, phrases like (bad paper) or (low-quality paper) are more common for general description.
Variants and Related Words
- Giấy bản: A traditional, coarse paper, often handmade. While also simple, can sometimes be of better quality or have specific cultural uses (e.g., for folk paintings) compared to .
- Giấy thô: Coarse paper.
- Giấy kém chất lượng: Poor-quality paper.
Synonyms
- Giấy xấu: Bad paper.
- Giấy tồi: Inferior paper.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with "giấy moi", the concept relates to the idiom "Đồ rẻ tiền" (Cheap goods) or "Hàng mã" (literally "ghost goods," meaning fake or low-quality imitation goods), which imply poor quality and low value.
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Inferior tissue paper
