Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fine-toothed comb, small-tooth comb: A comb with teeth that are very close together, used for detailed grooming, removing small particles like lice or dandruff, or for creating very neat hairstyles.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy dùng chiếc lược bí để chải tóc cho gọn. (She used a fine-toothed comb to make her hair neat.)
  • Lược bí rất hữu ích để gỡ rối tóc. (A fine-toothed comb is very useful for detangling hair.)
  • Mẹ tôi thường dùng lược bí để kiểm tra chấy trên đầu tôi hồi nhỏ. (My mother often used a fine-toothed comb to check for lice in my hair when I was a child.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lược bí" can be used metaphorically to describe a very detailed and thorough examination or analysis.
  • Cuộc điều tra tiến hành như lược bí, không bỏ sót một chi tiết nào. (The investigation was conducted like using a fine-toothed comb, not missing a single detail.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lược thưa (n): Wide-toothed comb. A comb with teeth spaced far apart, often used for detangling wet or thick hair.
• Lược (n): Comb. The general term for any comb.
• Peigne fin (n): The French loan term used in some Vietnamese-French dictionaries, meaning "fine comb".

Synonyms

• Fine comb: A direct synonym in English.
• Small-tooth comb: Another descriptive synonym.

Related Phrases

• Chải bằng lược bí: To comb with a fine-toothed comb.
  • Chải bằng lược bí giúp tóc mượt và thẳng hơn. (Combing with a fine-toothed comb helps hair become smoother and straighter.)
• Lùng sục như lược bí: To search meticulously (like using a fine-toothed comb).
  • Cảnh sát lùng sục khu rừng như lược bí để tìm manh mối. (The police searched the forest meticulously like using a fine-toothed comb to find clues.)

Related Idioms

• Kỹ như lược bí: As meticulous/detailed as a fine-toothed comb. Used to praise thoroughness.
  • Công việc kiểm tra của cô ấy kỹ như lược bí. (Her inspection work is as meticulous as using a fine-toothed comb.)

1. Fine-toothed comb, small-tooth comb