Definition

1. Noun:
   • Comb; crest (of a bird): The fleshy, often brightly colored, growth on top of the head of some birds, especially roosters.
   • Crest; tuft: A prominent, projecting growth of feathers, fur, or skin on an animal's head.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con gà trống có cái mào đỏ rất to. (The rooster has a very large red comb.)
  • Mào của con công khi xòe ra rất đẹp. (The peacock's crest is very beautiful when it fans out.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lên mặt làm mào": An idiom meaning to act arrogantly or put on airs, comparing someone's haughty behavior to a rooster raising its comb.
  • Anh ta mới có chút thành tích đã lên mặt làm mào. (He just achieved a little success and is already putting on airs.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mào đầu (n): A historical term for a hairstyle or headdress; not commonly used in modern Vietnamese.
• Mào xương (n): Anatomical term for a "bone crest" or "ridge," such as the "mào xương hộp" (cuboid crest).

Synonyms

• Mồng (n): A synonym for 'mào,' also meaning a bird's comb or crest. (e.g., - cockscomb).
• Mũ (n): Literally "hat" or "cap"; sometimes used metaphorically in poetry to describe a shape resembling a crest.

Related Phrases

• Mào gà (n): Cockscomb. Can refer to the bird's feature or the ornamental plant () whose flower resembles a rooster's comb.

Related Idioms

• "Gà mào thâm": Literally "a rooster with a dark comb," an idiom describing someone who is experienced, cunning, or shrewd (often in a negative sense).
  • Đừng có đùa với hắn, hắn là gà mào thâm đấy. (Don't mess with him; he's a shrewd old fox.)

noun

1. comb; crest (of bird)
   • mào gà
     cockscomb