mông

Thân thiện

Một bác sĩ tiêm thuốc vào mông của bệnh nhân.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Buttock; rump: The fleshy, rounded part of the body at the back of the pelvis, formed by the gluteal muscles and surrounding tissue. This is the primary anatomical meaning.
   • Rear; behind; bottom: A common, informal term for the buttocks collectively.

2. Noun (Ethnic Group):

   • Hmong: The name of one of the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam. This meaning is always capitalized ("Mông").
   • Hmong language: The language spoken by the Hmong people.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Anatomy):
  • Đứa bé bị phát ban ở mông. (The baby has a rash on its buttock.)
  • Con ngựa có cái mông rất khỏe. (The horse has a very strong rump.)
• Noun (Ethnic Group):
  • Bà tôi là người dân tộc Mông. (My grandmother is a Hmong ethnic person.)
  • Tiếng Mông rất khó học. (The Hmong language is very difficult to learn.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mông ngựa": horse's croup/rump.
  • Người nài ôm chặt mông ngựa. (The jockey held tightly to the horse's croup.)
• "Ngâm mông" (medical): sitz bath.
  • Bác sĩ khuyên bệnh nhân ngâm mông. (The doctor advised the patient to take a sitz bath.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mông đít (n): A more vulgar or childish synonym for buttocks.
  • Nó ngã đau mông đít. (He fell and hurt his butt.)
• Hậu môn (n): Anus. This is a distinct but anatomically related term.

Synonyms

• Buttock: The formal anatomical term.
• Behind: A polite euphemism.
• Bottom: A common, informal term.
• Rear: A neutral term.

Related Idioms

• Đồng không mông quạnh: A vast, empty, and desolate field; the middle of nowhere. (Note: "mông" here is an archaic word for a part of the sky, not related to buttocks).
  • Căn nhà nằm ở nơi đồng không mông quạnh. (The house is located in the middle of nowhere.)

Học thuật

noun

1. buttock; rump