Definition

1. Noun:
   • River bank (specifically a projecting point or promontory): A point of land, often narrow or jutting out, along the edge of a river. This is a specific, somewhat dialectal term.
   • Ulterior motive / secret intention: A hidden or underlying reason for an action, not openly stated. This meaning is less common and used in specific contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun (River bank):
  • Đi men mom sông về nhà. (To walk along the river bank to get home.)
• Noun (Ulterior motive):
  • Đoán trúng mom. (To guess someone's ulterior motive correctly.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "mom" is considered literary or regional and is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation. Its primary contemporary use is in fixed expressions or to evoke a poetic, traditional image of the Vietnamese countryside.

Variants and Related Words

• Bờ sông: A more common and general term for "river bank."
• Ý đồ: A more common and direct term for "intention" or "design," often with a negative connotation similar to "ulterior motive."

Synonyms

• River bank: promontory, bank, shore.
• Ulterior motive: hidden agenda, secret intention, underlying motive.

Related Idioms

• Nói trúng mom (ai): To hit the nail on the head (regarding someone's secret intention); to guess someone's hidden motive correctly.
  • Anh ta nói trúng mom tôi. (He guessed my secret intention correctly.)

1. River bank
   • Đi men mom sông về nhà
     To come home by skirting the river bank.
2. (ít dùng) Ulterior motive
   • Đoán trúng mom
     To make a right guess at someone's ulterior motive