lam
/læm/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Indigo-blue; deep blue: "lam" describes a color that is a deep, rich blue, similar to the color of the sky or indigo dye.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bầu trời có màu lam thẫm vào lúc hoàng hôn. (The sky has a deep blue color at dusk.)
- Cô ấy mặc một chiếc áo dài màu lam. (She is wearing an áo dài in indigo-blue.)
- Màu lam là một màu phổ biến trong tranh sơn dầu. (The color blue is common in oil paintings.)
Advanced Usage
- "xanh lam": blue (a more general term for blue, where "lam" specifies the shade).
- Anh ấy thích màu xanh lam hơn màu xanh lá. (He likes the color blue more than green.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cơm lam (n): A traditional dish of sticky rice cooked inside a bamboo tube.
- Cơm lam là một đặc sản của vùng núi phía Bắc. (Cơm lam is a specialty of the Northern mountainous region.)
- Hay lam hay làm (idiomatic phrase): Very hardworking and diligent.
- Bà ấy là một người hay lam hay làm. (She is a very hardworking person.)
Synonyms
- Xanh dương: blue.
- Xanh nước biển: navy blue, sea blue.
Notes on Different Meanings
The word "lam" has distinct, unrelated meanings in Vietnamese: 1. As an adjective: Pertaining to the color indigo-blue (this entry). 2. As a verb: A Northern Vietnamese dialectal variant of the verb "làm" (to do, to make), as seen in the phrase "hay lam hay làm". 3. As a noun (in "cơm lam"): Refers to the method of cooking in a bamboo tube, not the color.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "Hay lam hay làm": An idiom praising someone's diligence and tireless work ethic. It uses the dialectal verb form "lam".
- Người nông dân ấy thật sự hay lam hay làm. (That farmer is truly very hardworking.)
adj
- indigo-blue; deep blue