Definition

1. Verb:

   • To carry: To hold and take something from one place to another.
   • To wear: To have something on one's body, such as clothing, accessories, or protective gear.
   • To bear / To have: To possess or be characterized by something, often an abstract quality, responsibility, or condition.

2. Noun:

   • Gills: The respiratory organ of many aquatic animals, such as fish and crabs.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to carry):

  • Anh ấy mang vali ra sân bay. (He carries the suitcase to the airport.)
  • Cô ấy mang theo một niềm hy vọng. (She carries a hope with her.)

• Verb (to wear):

  • Mọi người phải mang mặt nạ. (Everyone must wear a mask.)
  • Anh ấy mang kính. (He wears glasses.)

• Verb (to bear/have):

  • Cô ấy mang thai. (She is pregnant. / Literally: She bears a pregnancy.)
  • Thành phố mang tên một vị anh hùng. (The city bears the name of a hero.)
  • Anh ta mang trong lòng một nỗi buồn. (He bears a sadness in his heart.)

• Noun (gills):

  • Cá thở bằng mang. (Fish breathe through gills.)

Advanced Usage

• "mang lại": to bring about, to yield (a result).

  • Dự án này mang lại lợi ích lớn. (This project brings great benefits.)

• "mang máng": to vaguely remember, to have a faint recollection.

  • Tôi chỉ mang máng nhớ khuôn mặt đó. (I only vaguely remember that face.)

• "mang nặng đẻ đau": (idiomatic) to bear the hardships of pregnancy and the pains of childbirth; often used metaphorically for enduring great hardship for a result.

  • Công ơn cha mẹ mang nặng đẻ đau. (The debt of gratitude to parents who endured hardship to give birth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mang vác (v): to carry heavy loads, to lug.

  • Công nhân mang vác hàng hóa. (Workers carry goods.)

• Đem mang (v): a less common variant meaning to bring or take (similar to 'mang').

Synonyms

• Carry: to transport.
• Wear: to have on the body.
• Bear: to support or carry; to endure.
• Bring: to take something to a place.
• Gills: branchiae.

Related Idioms

• Mang tiếng: to have a (often bad) reputation; to be reputed.

  • Anh ấy mang tiếng là người hay đi trễ. (He has the reputation of being often late.)

• Mang nợ: to be in debt (literally or figuratively).

  • Tôi mang nợ anh ấy một sự giúp đỡ. (I owe him a favor.)

• Tay bồng tay mang: (literally: one arm cradles, one arm carries) to have many young children to look after.

  • Bà ấy tay bồng tay mang đám con nhỏ. (She is busy tending to her many small children.)

verb

1. to carry; to wear
   • mang mặt nạ
     to wear a mask

noun

1. gills ; branchiak