Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mouldboard (of a plough): The curved metal plate on a traditional plough that turns over the soil after it has been cut by the share.
   • The key or vulnerable point: Used metaphorically to refer to the most critical, sensitive, or weak spot of a matter or a person's argument.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiếc cày bị gãy ngay chỗ môm. (The plough broke right at the mouldboard.)
  • Lời phê bình của cô ấy nói trúng môm vấn đề. (Her criticism hit the nail on the head regarding the issue.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "trúng môm" is an idiomatic expression meaning "to hit the mark," "to strike at the heart of the matter," or "to hit someone's weak point."
  • Câu hỏi của phóng viên đã trúng môm và làm vị bộ trưởng lúng túng. (The reporter's question hit the mark and made the minister flustered.)

Variants and Related Words

• Diệp cày / Lưỡi cày (n): The ploughshare; the cutting blade of a plough.
  • Diệp cày cắm chặt vào môm. (The ploughshare is fixed firmly into the mouldboard.)

Synonyms

• Crux: The decisive or most important point.
• Core: The central or most important part.
• Vulnerability: A weak spot that can be attacked.

Related Idioms

• Trúng môm: To be spot-on; to hit the bullseye; to strike at the core of an issue or someone's weakness.
  • Anh ấy biết rõ môm của đối thủ nên dễ dàng thắng tranh luận. (He knew his opponent's weak point clearly, so he easily won the debate.)