Definition

1. Noun:

   • Edge; border; fringe: The outermost part or boundary of a surface, area, or object. It often refers to the line where something ends.
   • Side; vicinity: A nearby area or the general direction of a particular side.

2. Verb:

   • To trim; to cut off; to prune: To cut away the outer parts or excess growth from something, such as plants or a hedge, to make it neater.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Ngồi ở mé giường. (Sitting on the edge of the bed.)
  • Nhà nằm ở mé rừng. (The house is located at the fringe of the forest.)
  • Hãy nhìn về mé bên phải. (Look toward the right side.)

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy đang mé bờ rào. (He is trimming the hedge.)
  • Cần phải mé những cành cây khô. (It's necessary to cut off the dry branches.)

Advanced Usage

• The noun mé is often used in spatial descriptions to indicate a marginal or peripheral location. It is somewhat colloquial and can be synonymous with (edge) or (bank, edge) depending on context.
• As a verb, mé is used in informal or dialectal speech, particularly in contexts of gardening, farming, or manual trimming.

Variants and Related Words

• Mép (n): Edge, brim, verge. A more common synonym for the noun form.

  • Đứng ở mép vực. (Standing at the edge of the cliff.)

• Bờ (n): Bank, shore, edge.

  • Ngồi trên bờ sông. (Sitting on the riverbank.)

• Tỉa (v): To prune, to trim. A more standard verb for cutting plants.

  • Tỉa cành cây. (To prune tree branches.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Edge, border, fringe, periphery, margin.
• Verb: Trim, prune, cut, clip, lop off.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ở mé nước: At the water's edge.

  • Chiếc thuyền nhỏ đậu ở mé nước. (The small boat is moored at the water's edge.)

• Ra mé: To go to the edge or outskirts.

  • Dân làng ra mé đón khách. (The villagers went to the outskirts to welcome the guests.)

verb

1. to cut off
   • mé một nhánh cây
     to cut off a branch from a tree

noun

1. edge; border