mô
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Definition
Noun:
- Mound, small hill: A natural or man-made elevation of earth, smaller than a hill.
- (Biology, Anatomy) Tissue: A group of similar cells in an organism that work together to perform a specific function.
Adverb (Dialectal, Central Vietnam):
- Where: Used to ask about a place or location. Equivalent to the standard Vietnamese word "đâu".
Usage Examples
Noun (Mound):
- Trẻ con chơi trên mô đất. (The children are playing on the dirt mound.)
- Người nông dân đắp một mô đất để trồng cây. (The farmer built up a mound of earth to plant the tree.)
Noun (Tissue):
- Mô cơ bị tổn thương trong tai nạn. (The muscle tissue was damaged in the accident.)
- Bác sĩ nghiên cứu mô học. (The doctor studies histology [the study of tissues].)
Adverb (Dialectal - Where):
- Chị đi mô? (Where are you going?)
- Chìa khóa để mô rồi? (Where did you put the keys?)
Advanced Usage
"mô đất": a mound of earth, a small hillock.
- Con đường quanh co giữa những mô đất. (The path winds between the hillocks.)
"mô tế bào": (cellular) tissue.
- Sinh thiết để phân tích mô tế bào. (A biopsy is performed to analyze the cell tissue.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mô học (n): Histology (the scientific study of biological tissues).
- Mô mỡ (n): Adipose tissue, fat tissue.
- Mô sẹo (n): Scar tissue.
- Mô phỏng (v): To simulate, to imitate (a different word, but important to distinguish).
Synonyms
- Mound: hillock, knoll, hummock.
- Tissue: (biological) matter, substance.
- Where (dialectal): ở đâu, nơi nào, chỗ nào.
Related Idioms
Mô tê gì: (Dialectal, Central Vietnam) An expression meaning "nothing special" or "what's what," often used to downplay something.
- Có mô tê gì đâu mà lo. (There's nothing [special] to worry about.)
Ăn trên ngồi mô: (Dialectal) A variant of the idiom "ăn trên ngồi trốc," meaning to act arrogantly or bossily.
- Anh ta được chút đã ăn trên ngồi mô. (He got a little power and started acting high and mighty.)