lóng
Definition
Noun:
- Internode: The section of a plant stem, especially in grasses like bamboo or sugarcane, between two consecutive nodes or joints.
- Phalanx (bone): A segment of a finger or toe bone; a single section between the joints of a finger.
- Slang; Cant: A specialized vocabulary or set of expressions used by a particular social group, often to obscure meaning from outsiders.
Verb:
- To decant; to clarify: To carefully pour a liquid (e.g., water, fish sauce) to separate the clear part from sediment.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Internode):
- Tre dài lóng. (The bamboo has long internodes.)
- Lóng mía ngọt nước. (The sugarcane internode is juicy.)
- Noun (Phalanx):
- Ngón tay bị gãy một lóng. (A phalanx in the finger is broken.)
- Noun (Slang):
- Đó là tiếng lóng của giới trẻ. (That is youth slang.)
- Verb (To decant):
- Lóng nước mắm cho trong. (Decant the fish sauce to make it clear.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lóng ngóng": Awkward, clumsy, or unskillful (often in handling objects or situations).
- Anh ấy mới học nên còn lóng ngóng. (He's new to it so he's still clumsy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lóng lánh (adj): Sparkling, glistening.
- Viên kim cương lóng lánh. (The diamond sparkles.)
- Ngóng (v): To eagerly wait or look out for. (Shares a phonetic and conceptual root with the "to listen attentively" sense of ).
- Ngóng tin nhà. (To wait for news from home.)
Synonyms
- Internode: Segment, section (of a plant).
- Slang: Jargon, argot, vernacular.
- To decant: To strain, to filter, to clarify.
Related Idioms
- Gạn đục, lóng trong: Literally "to skim the turbid and decant the clear." Figuratively, it means to sift through information or a situation to find the truth or the valuable part.
- Nhà báo phải biết gạn đục lóng trong. (A journalist must know how to separate fact from fiction.)
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internode slang; cant
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