lông mình
Definition
- Noun:
- Body hair (of humans): The fine, short hairs that grow on the human body, excluding the head, face, and pubic area. This term typically refers to vellus hair or the soft hair on the arms, legs, and torso.
- Plumage / Feathers (of birds): In zoological contexts, specifically refers to the contour feathers that cover a bird's body and give it its shape, also known as tectrices.
Usage Examples
Noun (Human body hair):
- Trời lạnh khiến lông mình của cô ấy dựng đứng lên. (The cold weather made her body hair stand on end.)
- Anh ấy có rất ít lông mình. (He has very little body hair.)
Noun (Bird feathers):
- Lông mình của chim bồ câu rất mượt. (The body feathers of the pigeon are very smooth.)
- Nhà nghiên cứu đang phân loại lông mình và lông cánh của loài chim. (The researcher is classifying the body feathers and flight feathers of the bird species.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is more technical or formal when referring to birds. In everyday conversation about humans, it is a standard, neutral term for general body hair.
Variants and Related Words
- Lông tơ (n): down feathers (of birds); fine, soft hair (on a baby or person).
- Lông vũ (n): feather, plume (the general term for a bird's feather).
- Lông (n): a general term for hair, fur, or feathers.
Synonyms
- Body hair: (for humans) vellus hair.
- Contour feathers / Tectrices: (for birds) the feathers that form the outer layer of a bird's plumage.
Notes on Usage
- Context is Crucial: The meaning of "lông mình" is entirely dependent on context. Without context, it is ambiguous. It most commonly refers to human body hair in general daily life.
- Specificity: When discussing birds or zoology, it is a specific term for the covering feathers. For humans, it is a general term and does not refer to hair on the scalp (), eyebrows (), or eyelashes ().