lạng
Definition
Noun:
- Tael: A traditional unit of mass used in East Asia, historically equivalent to approximately 37.5 grams in Vietnam.
- Hectogram: In modern usage, a common term for 100 grams.
Verb:
- To slice thinly: To cut something, especially meat, into thin, flat pieces.
- To pare: To trim or shave off a thin outer layer from something.
- To tilt / to swerve: To lean or cause something to lean or veer to one side, losing balance momentarily.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Mua cho mẹ hai lạng thịt nạc. (Buy half a pound of lean pork for mom.)
- Một lạng bằng 100 gam. (One lạng equals 100 grams.)
Verb:
- Đầu bếp lạng thịt thành những lát mỏng. (The chef slices the meat into thin pieces.)
- Anh ta lạng bớt lớp mỡ trên miếng thịt. (He pares off the layer of fat from the piece of meat.)
- Xe đạp bị lạng khi gặp ổ gà. (The bicycle swerved when it hit a pothole.)
Advanced Usage
- "lạng lách": to weave (in traffic), to zigzag.
- Anh ấy lạng lách xe máy giữa dòng xe cộ. (He weaves his motorbike through the traffic.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dao lạng (n): A paring knife or a knife used for slicing thinly.
- Lạng gỗ (v): To cut or slice wood into thin sheets or veneers.
Synonyms
- Noun: Hectogram, tael.
- Verb (to slice): To shave, to carve.
- Verb (to tilt): To lean, to veer, to sway.
Related Idioms
- Bên tám lạng, bên nửa cân: Literally "eight taels versus half a catty" (they are equal). This idiom means "six of one, half a dozen of the other," indicating two sides are equivalent in a situation.
- Hai đội này tranh nhau, thực ra là bên tám lạng bên nửa cân. (These two teams are competing, but it's really six of one, half a dozen of the other.)
noun
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tael
verb
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to cut into thin slices
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