Definition

1. Noun:

   • Nickel: A hard, silvery-white, corrosion-resistant metallic element, often used for plating other metals to prevent rust or for decoration.

2. Adjective (colloquial):

   • Excellent, crack, top-notch: Used informally to describe someone or something as very skilled, capable, or of high quality.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đôi vành xe đạp mạ kền. (Two nickel-plated bicycle rims.)
• Adjective:
  • Nó là một cầu thủ bóng đá rất kền. (He is a crack football player.)
  • Chiếc xe máy đó kền lắm. (That motorbike is top-notch.)

Advanced Usage

• The adjectival use is slang and is most commonly applied to people's skills or the exceptional quality of objects, particularly in sports or mechanical contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Mạ kền (v): to plate with nickel.
  • Người ta thường mạ kền để chống gỉ. (People often nickel-plate to prevent rust.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Nickel metal.
• Adjective: Excellent, superb, ace, first-rate, skilled.

Related Idioms

• Đồ kền: A slang term for something excellent or high-quality.
  • Chiếc điện thoại này là đồ kền đấy. (This phone is a top-notch item.)

1. Nickel
   • Đôi vành xe đạp mạ kền
     Two nickel-plated bycicle rims.
2. (thông tục) Crack, swell
   • Nó là một cầu thủ bóng đá rết kền
     He is a crack (swell) football-player