Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fragile; delicate; easily broken or damaged: Describes something physically thin, slight, or lacking robustness, making it vulnerable.
   • Faint; slender; tenuous: Describes something abstract, such as a hope, chance, or connection, that is very weak, slight, and uncertain.
   • Vague; indistinct: Describes something perceived, like a sound or memory, that is barely perceptible and unclear.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cánh hoa rất mong manh. (The petal is very delicate.)
  • Hi vọng của chúng tôi thật mong manh. (Our hope is very faint.)
  • Chỉ còn một khả năng mong manh là anh ấy sống sót. (There is only a slender chance that he survived.)
  • Tôi nghe thấy một âm thanh mong manh từ xa. (I heard a faint sound from afar.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts like peace, existence, or life that are in a precarious state.
  • Nền hoà bình mong manh đang bị đe dọa. (The fragile peace is being threatened.)
  • Mạng sống con người thật mong manh. (Human life is so fragile.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mỏng manh (adj): A common variant with identical meaning, often used interchangeably for "fragile" or "delicate."
  • Tờ giấy mỏng manh. (The sheet of paper is thin and delicate.)

Synonyms

• Fragile: Easily broken or damaged.
• Delicate: Very fine in texture or structure; easily broken.
• Faint: Barely perceptible; weak.
• Tenuous: Very weak or slight; insubstantial.
• Slender: Small in degree; inadequate.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mong manh như sương khói: As fragile/insubstantial as mist and smoke; describes something ephemeral and unreal.
  • Những kế hoạch ấy mong manh như sương khói. (Those plans are as insubstantial as mist.)
• Chỉ còn một sợi dây mong manh: Hanging by a thread; in a very precarious situation.
  • Công việc của anh ta chỉ còn một sợi dây mong manh. (His job is hanging by a thread.)

adj

1. faint; slender; slim
   • hy vọng mong manh
     faint hope