Definition

1. Noun:

   • Subject or discipline: A specific field of study or branch of knowledge taught in an educational context.
   • Type or kind (often pejorative): A particular type, sort, or "brand" of people or behavior, usually implying a negative characteristic or clique.
   • Event (in sports): A specific event or discipline within a multi-event competition.

2. Noun (colloquial abbreviation):

   • Taro: A shortened, colloquial form of "khoai môn" (taro), a type of root vegetable.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Subject):

  • Anh ấy dạy môn lịch sử. (He teaches the history subject.)
  • Môn yêu thích của tôi là vật lý. (My favorite subject is physics.)

• Noun (Type/Kind):

  • Chúng nó cùng một môn cả. (They are all the same [bad] sort.)
  • Nó giỏi môn nói dối. (He excels in the "art" of lying.)

• Noun (Sport):

  • Cô ấy tham gia thi ba môn phối hợp. (She competes in the triathlon [three-event competition].)

• Noun (Taro):

  • Canh môn nấu với sườn rất ngon. (Taro soup cooked with pork ribs is delicious.)

Advanced Usage

• "không ra môn ra khoai": An idiom meaning "neither fish nor fowl," describing something or someone that is poorly defined, inadequate, or fails to meet the standards of any clear category.
  • Bài viết của anh ta không ra môn ra khoai. (His writing is neither here nor there.)

Variants and Related Words

• Môn học (n): Academic subject; course of study.

  • Chương trình có nhiều môn học tự chọn. (The program has many elective courses.)

• Bộ môn (n): Department, division (within an institution); a specialized field.

  • Anh ấy là trưởng bộ môn ngôn ngữ học. (He is the head of the linguistics department.)

Synonyms

• Subject: A branch of knowledge studied or taught.
• Discipline: A field of study.
• Kind / Sort: A category of people or things sharing characteristics.
• Event: A contest in a sports competition.

Related Idioms

• Ra môn ra khoai: To be proper, to be clearly defined or competent (often used in the negative "không ra môn ra khoai").
  • Công việc phải làm cho ra môn ra khoai. (The work must be done properly.)

noun

1. band, gang, elique