miếng
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Definition
- 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
- flagment; piece; bit
- miếng thịtpiece of meat
- miếng đấtpiece of land