Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bamboo frame: A structure made of bamboo strips, used as a skeleton or support for covering with paper or other materials, especially in traditional crafts like paper effigies or fans.
   • Lid or cover: Specifically, a conical, comb-toothed lid woven from bamboo, used to cover the mouth of a basket or a creel.
   • Beard or awn: The bristle or fiber found on one end of a grain of rice.
   • Fiber or strand: A coarse fiber, such as those found on an areca nut.
   • Small bone: A tiny, fine bone, such as those found in fish.
   • Cutting or stem section: A segment of a plant stem (e.g., cassava, mulberry) used for propagation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người thợ làm hom voi giấy thật khéo léo. (The artisan made the bamboo frame for the paper elephant very skillfully.)
  • Đậy hom vào giỏ để cá không nhảy ra. (Put the lid on the basket so the fish don't jump out.)
  • Hạt lúa này có hom dài. (This rice grain has a long beard.)
  • Cẩn thận kẻo hóc hom cá. (Be careful not to choke on a fish bone.)
  • Người nông dân trồng sắn bằng hom. (The farmer plants cassava using cuttings.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "hom" is often used in specific, traditional contexts and is less common in everyday modern conversation. Its meaning is highly dependent on the context, often relating to materials (bamboo, plants) or small, fibrous, or bony parts.

Variants and Related Words

• Hom quạt: The bamboo frame of a (paper) fan.
• Hom voi giấy: The bamboo frame of a paper elephant effigy.
• Hom khóa: The small, springy metal tongue or fiber inside a lock.

Synonyms

• Frame: (for the bamboo structure meaning).
• Lid: (for the cover meaning).
• Awn: (for the rice grain fiber).
• Spine: (for a small bone).
• Cutting: (for the plant stem).

Related Idioms

• Chồng như giỏ, vợ như hom: An idiom describing a well-matched, harmonious couple. It compares the husband to a basket () and the wife to its perfectly fitting lid ().
  • Hai người họ thật là "chồng như giỏ, vợ như hom". (The two of them are truly a perfect match.)

1. Creel's lid
2. Bamboo frame (of paper animals...)
   • Hom voi giấy
     A paper elepphant's bamboo frame
   • Hom quạt
     A fan's bamboof frame
3. Beard (on one end of a rice seed)
4. Fibre (of areca-nut)
5. Small bone (of fish)
6. Cutting (of a cassave plant, a mulberry)