màu dầu
Definition
- Noun:
- Oil paint: A type of paint consisting of pigment particles suspended in a drying oil, commonly used by artists.
- Oil painting: A picture or artwork created using this type of paint.
Usage Examples
Noun (Paint):
- Họa sĩ mua một bộ màu dầu mới. (The artist bought a new set of oil paints.)
- Màu dầu khô chậm hơn màu acrylic. (Oil paint dries slower than acrylic paint.)
Noun (Painting):
- Bức tranh này là một màu dầu cổ điển. (This picture is a classic oil painting.)
- Phòng triển lãm trưng bày nhiều màu dầu đẹp. (The gallery displays many beautiful oil paintings.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metonymically to refer to the technique or style characteristic of oil painting.
- Anh ấy chuyên về màu dầu. (He specializes in oils / oil painting.)
Variants and Related Words
Tranh sơn dầu (n): A more specific term for an oil painting.
- Bộ sưu tập tranh sơn dầu của bảo tàng rất ấn tượng. (The museum's collection of oil paintings is very impressive.)
Vẽ bằng màu dầu (v phrase): To paint using oils.
- Cô ấy thích vẽ bằng màu dầu. (She likes to paint with oils.)
Synonyms
- Oil paint: The physical coloring material.
- Oil painting: The finished artwork created with oil paints.
- Oils: A common shortened form in artistic contexts (e.g., "to work in oils").
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "màu dầu," the concept is central to the common artistic phrase:
- Vẽ tranh sơn dầu: To paint an oil painting.
- Ông ấy dành cả đời để vẽ tranh sơn dầu. (He spent his life painting oil paintings.)