Definition

1. Noun:
   • A piece, a bit, a fragment: A small, often detached part or portion of a larger whole, especially of food or material.
   • A morsel, a bite: An amount of food suitable for or taken into the mouth at one time.
   • A move, a technique (in martial arts): A specific strike, hold, or defensive maneuver.

Usage Examples

• Noun (piece):
  • Cắt cho tôi một miếng bánh. (Cut me a piece of cake.)
  • Anh ta mua một miếng đất nhỏ. (He bought a small piece of land.)
• Noun (morsel):
  • Đứa trẻ nuốt từng miếng cơm. (The child swallows each morsel of rice.)
• Noun (martial arts move):
  • Võ sĩ đó có những miếng đánh rất lợi hại. (That fighter has very effective striking techniques.)

Advanced Usage

• "miếng ăn": Literally "a morsel to eat"; refers to one's livelihood or daily sustenance.
  • Lo miếng ăn hằng ngày đã đủ mệt. (Worrying about daily sustenance is tiring enough.)
• "giữ miếng": To guard or maintain one's position/technique (in martial arts or figuratively).
  • Trong đàm phán, anh ta phải biết cách giữ miếng. (In negotiation, he must know how to hold his ground.)

Variants and Related Words

• Miếng cắn (n): A bite-sized piece.
• Miếng vá (n): A patch (e.g., on clothing).
• Miếng trầu (n): A betel quid (a traditional preparation for chewing).

Synonyms

• Piece: A part of something.
• Morsel: A small piece of food.
• Bit: A small fragment or portion.
• Fragment: A small part broken off.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ăn miếng trả miếng: Tit for tat; to retaliate in kind.
  • Họ không khoan nhượng, cứ ăn miếng trả miếng. (They showed no mercy, just retaliated tit for tat.)
• Một miếng khi đói bằng một gói khi no: A piece when hungry is worth a bundle when full; meaning help given in time of need is most valuable.
• Có tiếng không có miếng: To have reputation but no substance; all talk and no action.
• Miếng ngon nhớ lâu: A good deed (or a tasty morsel) is long remembered.

adj

1. flagment; piece; bit
   • miếng thịt
     piece of meat
   • miếng đất
     piece of land