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kẽ nách

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Armpit: The hollow area under the arm where it joins the shoulder.
    • Immediate vicinity, side: A figurative meaning describing a location that is extremely close, right next to something else, emphasizing direct adjacency.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Literal - Armpit):

    • Anh ấy bị đổ mồ hôi ở kẽ nách. (He is sweating in his armpits.)
    • Cô ấy bôi lăn khử mùi vào kẽ nách. (She applies deodorant to her armpits.)

  • Noun (Figurative - Vicinity):

    • Nhà họ sống ngay kẽ nách nhà tôi. (Their house is right next door to mine.)
    • Quán cà phê mới mở ngay kẽ nách trường đại học. (The new coffee shop opened right next to the university.)
Advanced Usage
  • "sát kẽ nách" / "liền kẽ nách": An intensified phrase meaning "immediately adjacent," "right next to," or "cheek by jowl."
    • Hai căn nhà này xây sát kẽ nách nhau. (These two houses are built right next to each other.)
  • Used to describe a very close neighbor or a nearby location with no gap in between.
    • Họ là hàng xóm liền kẽ nách, nên rất thân thiết. (They are next-door neighbors, so they are very close.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Nách (Noun): The more common and general word for "armpit." "Kẽ nách" specifically highlights the hollow or crevice of the armpit.
  • Bên cạnh (Preposition/Adverb): Next to, beside. This is the standard, neutral term. "Kẽ nách" (figurative) is more colloquial and vivid.
  • Sát vách (Phrase): Literally "attached to the wall," meaning right next door or adjacent, similar to the figurative use of "kẽ nách."
Synonyms
  • Nách: Armpit (literal).
  • Cạnh bên: Side, next to (figurative).
  • Sát bên: Right beside, adjacent to (figurative).
Related Idioms
  • Ở liền kẽ nách: To live right next door; to be in the immediate vicinity.
    • Thuận tiện lắm vì chợ ở liền kẽ nách. (It's very convenient because the market is right next door.)
  • This word itself is often used in an idiomatic way to express extreme closeness in location, not just physical contact like the armpit.
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  1. Next door
    • Láng giềng ở ngay kẽ nách
      A neighbour who lives just next door