Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

noun

1. mound