mét
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Definition
Noun:
- Metre; meter: The basic unit of length in the metric system.
- A type of bamboo: A species of bamboo with a straight, thin trunk.
Adjective:
- Extremely pale; ashen; pallid: Describes a complexion that is drained of color, often due to fear, illness, or shock. This usage is often intensified by words like "tái" (pale) or "xanh" (green/blue).
Verb (less common, specialized):
- To strop; to set (a razor): To sharpen a razor on a leather strap.
- To sneak, to tell tales (childish/colloquial): To inform on someone, to tattle.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Cái bàn này dài hai mét. (This table is two meters long.)
- Hàng rào được làm bằng cây mét. (The fence is made from mét bamboo.)
Adjective:
- Nghe tin dữ, mặt cô ấy tái mét. (Hearing the bad news, her face turned deathly pale.)
- Đứa bé sốt cao, người xanh mét. (The child had a high fever and looked ghastly pale.)
Verb:
- Người thợ cạo mét dao cạo cho sắc. (The barber stropped the razor to make it sharp.)
- Đừng có mách lẻo, đừng có mét bạn với cô giáo! (Don't be a tattletale, don't tell on your friend to the teacher!)
Advanced Usage
- The adjective form is almost never used alone. It is typically part of the compound adjectives "tái mét" or "xanh mét", which emphasize an extreme, unhealthy paleness.
- The verb meaning "to tell tales" is primarily used in the context of children or informal speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Tái mét (adj): Deathly pale, ashen.
- Xanh mét (adj): Having a sickly, greenish pallor.
- Hệ mét (n): The metric system.
Synonyms
- Metre: Unit of length.
- Pale / Ashen / Pallid: For the adjective form.
- Strop: For the verb related to sharpening.
- Tattle / Snitch: For the verb meaning to tell tales.
Related Idioms
- Mặt tái mét (như) không còn hột máu: Literally "a face so pale it seems to have not a drop of blood left"; used to describe someone extremely frightened or shocked.
verb
- to strop; to set (razor)
verb
- to meak, to tell tales
adj
- pale
- mặt tái métpale face