Definition

1. Noun:
   • Oil paint: A type of paint consisting of pigment particles suspended in a drying oil, commonly used by artists.
   • Oil painting: A picture or artwork created using this type of paint.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Paint):

  • Họa sĩ mua một bộ màu dầu mới. (The artist bought a new set of oil paints.)
  • Màu dầu khô chậm hơn màu acrylic. (Oil paint dries slower than acrylic paint.)

• Noun (Painting):

  • Bức tranh này là một màu dầu cổ điển. (This picture is a classic oil painting.)
  • Phòng triển lãm trưng bày nhiều màu dầu đẹp. (The gallery displays many beautiful oil paintings.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metonymically to refer to the technique or style characteristic of oil painting.
  • Anh ấy chuyên về màu dầu. (He specializes in oils / oil painting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tranh sơn dầu (n): A more specific term for an oil painting.

  • Bộ sưu tập tranh sơn dầu của bảo tàng rất ấn tượng. (The museum's collection of oil paintings is very impressive.)

• Vẽ bằng màu dầu (v phrase): To paint using oils.

  • Cô ấy thích vẽ bằng màu dầu. (She likes to paint with oils.)

Synonyms

• Oil paint: The physical coloring material.
• Oil painting: The finished artwork created with oil paints.
• Oils: A common shortened form in artistic contexts (e.g., "to work in oils").

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with "màu dầu," the concept is central to the common artistic phrase:
  • Vẽ tranh sơn dầu: To paint an oil painting.

    • Ông ấy dành cả đời để vẽ tranh sơn dầu. (He spent his life painting oil paintings.)