Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tiny and difficult to see: Describes something extremely small in size, making it hard to notice or discern with the naked eye.
   • Fine or intricate: Refers to details, patterns, or writing that are very small and delicate, requiring close attention to see.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chữ viết trong cuốn sách cũ này rất lắt mắt. (The handwriting in this old book is very tiny and hard to see.)
  • Cô ấy thêu những hoa văn lắt mắt trên chiếc khăn. (She embroidered intricate, fine patterns on the scarf.)
  • Những hạt kim cương lắt mắt lấp lánh dưới ánh đèn. (The tiny diamonds sparkled under the light.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to describe visual elements that are not just small, but so small that they challenge perception or require effort to see clearly. It can imply a sense of preciousness or delicacy due to the fine detail.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhỏ xíu (adj): very small, tiny.
• Li ti (adj): minute, fine as a grain.
• Tinh vi (adj): sophisticated, intricate (often for mechanisms or details).

Synonyms

• Minuscule: extremely small.
• Microscopic: so small as to be visible only with a microscope.
• Fine: very thin or delicate.

Related Idioms

• While "lắt mắt" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it conceptually relates to the idea of something being hard to see due to its size, as in the notion of "easy to miss."