lông mi
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Definition
- Noun:
- Eyelashes: The short, fine hairs that grow along the edge of the eyelid.
- Cilia (biological term): Microscopic, hair-like structures on the surface of some cells or organisms, used for movement or sensation. (Note: This meaning is less common in everyday Vietnamese.)
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy có hàng lông mi dài và cong tự nhiên. (She has naturally long and curled eyelashes.)
- Bụi bay vào mắt tôi, mắc vào lông mi. (Dust flew into my eye, getting caught in my eyelashes.)
- Trong sinh học, một số tế bào có lông mi để di chuyển. (In biology, some cells have cilia for movement.)
Advanced Usage
- "giả lông mi": false eyelashes, eyelash extensions.
- Cô ấy dán giả lông mi để đi dự tiệc. (She applied false eyelashes to go to the party.)
- "thuốc tô/dưỡng lông mi": mascara; eyelash serum.
- Cô ấy mua một tuýp thuốc tô lông mi mới. (She bought a new tube of mascara.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lông mày (noun): Eyebrows. The strip of hair growing above the eyes.
- Mi mắt (noun): Eyelid. The fold of skin that covers the eye.
- Lông (noun): Hair, fur, feather. A general term for hair-like growths.
Synonyms
- Tơ mi (noun, less common): A poetic or formal synonym for eyelashes.
- Hàng mi (noun): A common synonym referring to the row of eyelashes.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Chải lông mi: To comb/curl eyelashes.
- Cô ấy chải lông mi trước khi đánh mascara. (She curls her eyelashes before applying mascara.)
- Rụng lông mi: To lose eyelashes.
- Sau đợt hóa trị, bà ấy bị rụng lông mi. (After chemotherapy, she lost her eyelashes.)
Related Idioms
- Ướt lông mi: (Literally: wet eyelashes) Describes someone who has just cried, with tears still on their lashes.
- Cô bé chạy về nhà, ướt lông mi vì bị bạn trêu. (The little girl ran home, her eyelashes wet from being teased by friends.)