hông
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Definition
- Noun:
- Hip: The part of the body on either side between the top of the leg and the waist.
- Side, Flank: The area of the body between the ribs and the hip; more generally, the lateral part of something.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Hip):
- Cô ấy bị đau hông. (She has a pain in her hip.)
- Anh ấy chống tay lên hông. (He put his hands on his hips.)
- Noun (Side/Flank):
- Con ngựa bị thương ở hông. (The horse was wounded in the flank.)
- Họ tấn công vào hông đối phương. (They attacked the enemy's flank.)
Advanced Usage
- "vùng hông": the hip region.
- Bài tập này tốt cho vùng hông. (This exercise is good for the hip region.)
- "hông lưng": the lower back/hip area.
- Cơn đau hông lưng khiến tôi khó ngồi lâu. (The lower back/hip pain makes it hard for me to sit for long.)
Variants and Related Words
- Háng (noun): Groin. (A different but anatomically related area.)
- Mông (noun): Buttocks. (Refers to the fleshy part behind the hips.)
- Thắt lưng (noun): Waist. (The part above the hips.)
Synonyms
- Bên (noun): Side.
- Sườn (noun): Side, flank (often for animals or terrain).
Notes on Different Meanings
The word 'hông' has a distinct, separate homonym in Vietnamese, which is a noun referring to a specific type of steamer or perforated pot used for cooking sticky rice. This meaning is not related to the body part. - Example for the cooking utensil: Xôi được nấu bằng nồi hông. (Sticky rice is cooked using a steamer pot.)