Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fat; grease: A substance that is oily or greasy, typically found in the bodies of humans and animals, or used as a lubricant.
   • A type of tree: A tree species belonging to the same family as the golden heartwood tree, with lightweight wood.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Fat/Grease):

  • Mỡ lợn thường được dùng để chiên, rán. (Pork fat is often used for frying.)
  • Anh ấy bôi mỡ vào bánh xe để nó quay trơn hơn. (He applied grease to the wheel to make it spin more smoothly.)
  • Ăn quá nhiều thức ăn có mỡ không tốt cho sức khỏe. (Eating too much greasy food is not good for your health.)

• Noun (Tree):

  • Gỗ mỡ thường được dùng để làm ván ép. (Mỡ wood is often used to make plywood.)

Advanced Usage

• "Như mèo thấy mỡ": An idiom meaning "like a cat seeing fat/grease," used to describe someone who is extremely eager or tempted by something desirable.

  • Nghe tin có khuyến mãi, cô ấy đến cửa hàng nhanh như mèo thấy mỡ. (Hearing about the sale, she went to the store as fast as a cat seeing grease.)

• "Đường trơn như đổ mỡ": A saying meaning "the road is as slippery as if grease were poured on it," used to describe a very slippery road surface.

  • Sau cơn mưa, đường trơn như đổ mỡ, lái xe phải hết sức cẩn thận. (After the rain, the road was as slippery as grease, so drivers had to be extremely careful.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mô mỡ (noun): Adipose tissue; fatty tissue.

  • Mô mỡ có chức năng dự trữ năng lượng cho cơ thể. (Adipose tissue functions to store energy for the body.)

• U mỡ (noun): Lipoma (a benign tumor composed of fatty tissue).

  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán khối u dưới da của ông ấy là u mỡ lành tính. (The doctor diagnosed the lump under his skin as a benign lipoma.)

• Bôi mỡ (verb phrase): To grease; to lubricate.

  • Công việc của anh ta là bôi mỡ cho các máy móc trong nhà máy. (His job is to grease the machinery in the factory.)

Synonyms

• Chất béo (noun): Fat (substance).
• Dầu mỡ (noun): Oils and fats (often used collectively).
• Mỡ động vật (noun): Animal fat.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As 'mỡ' is primarily a noun, it does not form phrasal verbs in the same way verbs do. The related constructions are verb-noun phrases.) - Tích mỡ: To accumulate fat. - Nếu bạn ăn nhiều mà ít vận động, cơ thể sẽ dễ tích mỡ. (If you eat a lot but exercise little, your body will easily accumulate fat.)

• Tiêu mỡ: To burn/metabolize fat.
  • Tập thể dục đều đặn giúp cơ thể tiêu mỡ hiệu quả. (Regular exercise helps the body burn fat effectively.)

Related Idioms

• "Béo như mỡ": As fat as grease; used to describe someone who is very fat or something very greasy.

  • Món thịt kho này béo như mỡ, ăn một miếng là đủ. (This braised pork dish is as greasy as fat, one bite is enough.)

• "Nói ngọt như mỡ": To speak as sweetly as grease; meaning to speak in a very smooth, flattering, or ingratiating manner.

  • Anh ta nói ngọt như mỡ để lấy lòng sếp. (He speaks as sweetly as grease to curry favor with the boss.)

noun

1. fat; grease
   • mỡ đặc
     set grease