Definition

1. Noun:
   • The back of the knee; the popliteal area: "Khoeo" refers to the hollow area at the back of the knee joint.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy bị đau ở khoeo chân. (He has pain in the back of his knee.)
  • Đá vào khoeo khiến đối thủ mất thăng bằng. (Kicking the back of the knee causes the opponent to lose balance.)
  • Vết bầm tím nằm ngay sau khoeo. (The bruise is located right behind the knee.)

Advanced Usage

• "Khoeo chân": This is the most common and precise term, literally meaning "the back of the leg's knee." It specifies the anatomical location.
  • Sau khi ngã, cô ấy cảm thấy căng cứng ở khoeo chân. (After the fall, she felt stiffness in the back of her knee.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gân khoeo (hamstring): The tendons or muscles at the back of the thigh, near the knee.
  • Các vận động viên thường dễ bị căng gân khoeo. (Athletes often easily strain their hamstrings.)
• Kheo: An alternate, less common spelling with the same meaning as "khoeo."

Synonyms

• Mặt sau đầu gối: (The back of the knee) – A descriptive synonym.
• Vùng khoeo: (The popliteal region) – A more formal, anatomical term.

Related Phrases

• Đánh vào khoeo: To hit/strike the back of the knee (often to make someone buckle).
• Khuỵu khoeo: To buckle at the knees (describing the action of the knee joint giving way).

Related Idioms

• "Yếu khoeo chân": Literally "weak in the back of the knee," used figuratively to describe someone who is physically weak, lacks stamina, or is easily intimidated and gives in under pressure.
  • Hắn ta chỉ nói khoác thôi, thực ra yếu khoeo chân lắm. (He just brags; in reality, he's very weak-willed / easily gives in.)

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