lấm chấm
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Spotted, dotted: Describes a surface or object that has many small, distinct spots or dots scattered across it. These spots are usually of a different color or shade than the base surface.
- Freckled, speckled: Can describe a pattern resembling freckles or fine specks.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc lá có những đốm lấm chấm màu nâu. (The leaf has small brown spots scattered on it.)
- Bầu trời đêm lấm chấm sao. (The night sky is dotted with stars.)
- Quả chuối chín đã bắt đầu lấm chấm đen. (The ripe banana is starting to get small black spots.)
Advanced Usage
"lấm chấm" vs. "lốm đốm": While both mean spotted, "lấm chấm" often implies smaller, finer, and more densely packed dots, whereas "lốm đốm" can describe larger, more distinct, and sometimes irregular patches.
- Vải hoa văn lấm chấm trắng. (Fabric with a fine white dotted pattern.)
- Con báo có bộ lông lốm đốm. (The leopard has a coat with large spots.)
Describing textures or conditions:
- Mặt anh ấy lấm chấm mồ hôi. (His face is dotted with sweat beads.)
- Tường bị lấm chấm nấm mốc. (The wall is speckled with mold.)
Variants and Related Words
Lấm tấm (adj): Very similar to "lấm chấm", often used interchangeably. It can also imply an even finer, almost powdery or dewy speckling.
- Mặt đường lấm tấm nước mưa. (The road is dotted with fine raindrops.)
Chấm (n): A dot, spot, or point. This is the root noun from which "lấm chấm" is derived.
- Đánh dấu bằng một chấm đỏ. (Mark it with a red dot.)
Synonyms
- Có đốm: Having spots.
- Lốm đốm: Spotted, dappled (often with larger spots).
- Hoa cà hoa cải: (Idiomatic) Having a mixed, spotted appearance, often untidy.
Related Phrases
- Lấm chấm như sao: Dotted like stars (a common simile).
- Áo đầm đen lấm chấm như sao. (The black dress is dotted like stars.)
Related Idioms
- Lấm chấm hoa tay: Literally "speckled fingertips". This is not a common idiom for the hands but illustrates the descriptive use. A more standard idiom for a similar scattered concept is "lác đác" (sparse, scattered), though it is not a direct synonym.
- Mưa rơi lác đác. (The rain is falling sparsely.)