láng

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Xe ô tô bỗng nhiên láng sang bên phải.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Smooth; glossy; shiny: Describes a surface that is very even, polished, or reflective, lacking roughness.
   • Sleek: Often used to describe hair or fur that is smooth and glossy.

2. Verb:

   • To coat; to plaster; to surface: To apply a material (like cement, asphalt, or plaster) evenly over a surface to make it smooth and flat.
   • To flood lightly; to sheet: For water or liquid to spread in a thin, even layer over a flat area, such as a field or floor.
   • To swerve; to veer: (Less common) To turn or move sideways suddenly while in motion, before continuing straight.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mái tóc cô ấy rất láng mượt. (Her hair is very sleek and shiny.)
  • Sàn nhà được đánh bóng trông láng bóng. (The floor was polished and looks glossy.)
• Verb (to coat):
  • Họ láng một lớp xi măng mới lên sân. (They surfaced the yard with a new layer of cement.)
• Verb (to flood):
  • Nước mưa láng đều trên mặt đường. (The rainwater sheeted evenly across the road surface.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Construction Use: The verb form is common in construction and landscaping.
  • Công nhân đang láng nhựa đường. (The workers are laying asphalt / tarring the road.)

Variants and Related Words

• Láng bóng (adj): Smooth and shiny; glossy.
  • Chiếc xe mới có sơn láng bóng. (The new car has a glossy paint job.)
• Láng mượt (adj): Sleek and smooth (often for hair).
  • Dầu gội này giúp tóc láng mượt. (This shampoo helps hair become sleek.)
• Láng xi măng (v phrase): To cement; to apply a cement finish.
  • Sân sau được láng xi măng. (The backyard was cemented over.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Glossy, shiny, sleek, polished, smooth.
• Verb (to coat): Surface, plaster, pave, coat.
• Verb (to flood): Sheet, spread, flood.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Láng cóng: (Adjective) Describes something that is very smooth, slippery, and often wet or icy.
  • Đường trơn sau mưa, láng cóng. (The road is slippery after the rain, very slick.)
• Nước láng: (Noun) Refers to a thin sheet of standing water.
  • Sau cơn bão, sân đầy nước láng. (After the storm, the yard was full of sheet water.)

Học thuật

adj

1. smooth; glossy
   • láng bóng
     smooth and shiny