mành

Thân thiện

Mẹ kéo tấm mành tre xuống để che nắng.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Bamboo screen, blind: A flat object made of thin bamboo strips woven together with string, used to cover a window or doorway to block sunlight or provide privacy while still allowing air to pass through.
   • Junk (archaic): A large type of sailing ship, historically used in East Asia. This meaning is now rare and primarily found in classical literature.

2. Adjective:

   • Fine, thin, delicate: Describes something with a very small diameter or thickness, often implying fragility, such as a thread or a strand of hair.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Bamboo screen):

  • Kéo mành lại để che nắng. (Pull down the bamboo blind to block the sun.)
  • Gió thổi nhẹ qua tấm mành. (The wind blows gently through the bamboo screen.)

• Adjective (Fine, thin):

  • Chỉ may loại mành. (A type of fine, thin sewing thread.)
  • Sợi tóc mành. (A strand of fine hair.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tơ mành": A poetic compound meaning "silken thread," used metaphorically to describe something delicate, intricate, or a tangled, complicated situation (like a love affair).
  • Đố ai gỡ mối tơ mành cho xong. (Who can unravel this tangled silken thread?)

Variants and Related Words

• Màn (n): Curtain, mosquito net. A broader term for a hanging cloth or net used for covering or protection.
• Rèm (n): Curtain, drape. Typically made of fabric.

Synonyms

• Noun: Blind, screen, shade.
• Adjective: Fine, thin, slender, delicate, tenuous.

Related Idioms

• Mối tơ mành: Literally "a strand of fine silk," figuratively means a delicate, complicated, or entangled relationship or situation, often romantic.
  • Câu chuyện tình của họ là một mối tơ mành khó gỡ. (Their love story is a tangled web hard to unravel.)

Học thuật

noun

1. bamboo screen, blind

adj

1. fine, thin