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