Definition

1. Noun:

   • Partial or broken rainbow: A short or incomplete segment of a rainbow.
   • (Vulgar/Slang) Person, individual, guy: A colloquial and often derogatory term for a person, similar to "bloke" or "chap" in English, but with a coarser nuance.

2. Noun (obsolete/rare):

   • Sprout, shoot: A young, new growth from a plant.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Rainbow):
  • Trời xuất hiện một mống trắng. (A white partial rainbow appeared in the sky.)
  • Mống vàng thì nắng, mống trắng thì mưa. (A yellow partial rainbow means sun, a white one means rain.)
• Noun (Person):
  • Bọn chúng bị bắt không sót một mống nào. (They were captured without a single person escaping.)
  • Chỉ còn vài mống trong làng chống đối. (Only a few guys in the village are still opposing.)

Advanced Usage

• The proverb "Khôn sống mống chết" uses the rare meaning of as "fool" or "simpleton." It translates to "The wise live, the fools die," meaning intelligence or cleverness leads to survival.

Variants and Related Words

• Mống cụt (n): Another term for a partial or broken rainbow.
• Mọc mống (v - obsolete): To sprout, to germinate.

Synonyms

• Partial rainbow: rainbow segment.
• Person (slang): individual, character, fellow.
• Sprout: shoot, germ.

Related Idioms

• Mống vàng thời nắng, mống trắng thời mưa: A weather-related folk saying: "A yellow partial rainbow means dry weather, a white one means rain."

1. Partial rainbow, primary rainbow, it will shine, white rainbow, it will rain
2. Sprout
   • Mọc mống
     To sprout.
3. (thông tục) Person, head
   • Bị bắt không sót một mống nào
     To be captured without a single person escaping