mang tai

Một em bé cười tươi và chỉ vào mang tai của mình.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The parotid region: The anatomical area located behind and below the human ear, specifically surrounding the parotid gland.
   • The area behind the earlobe: A more general term for the fleshy area at the side and back of the jaw, near the ear.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy đeo khuyên tai rất dài, chạm đến mang tai. (She wears very long earrings that touch the parotid region.)
  • Đau hàm có thể lan ra vùng mang tai. (Jaw pain can radiate to the area behind the earlobe.)
  • Trẻ em thường bị sưng mang tai khi mắc bệnh quai bị. (Children often have swollen parotid regions when they have mumps.)

Advanced Usage

• In Vietnamese, "mang tai" is often used in medical or descriptive contexts rather than in everyday conversation about the ear itself. The common word for "ear" is "tai".

Variants and Related Words

• Viêm mang tai (n): Parotitis; inflammation of the parotid gland.
  • Viêm mang tai là một triệu chứng phổ biến của bệnh quai bị. (Parotitis is a common symptom of mumps.)

Synonyms

• Parotid area: The region of the parotid gland.
• Side of the jaw near the ear: A descriptive synonym for the general location.

Related Idioms

• Ớn đến mang tai: To be completely full or satiated to the point of discomfort; literally, the feeling of fullness reaches to the parotid region.
  • Bữa tiệc quá thịnh soạn, tôi ăn ớn đến mang tai. (The feast was too lavish, I ate until I was completely stuffed.)