Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lip: The fleshy, movable outer part of the mouth.
   • Ladle: A large, deep spoon with a long handle, used for serving soup or other liquids.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Lip):
  • Cô ấy tô son đỏ lên môi. (She applied red lipstick to her lips.)
  • Anh ấy cắn môi khi suy nghĩ. (He bit his lip while thinking.)
• Noun (Ladle):
  • Dùng môi để múc canh ra bát. (Use the ladle to serve soup into the bowl.)
  • Mẹ để cái môi gỗ bên cạnh nồi lẩu. (Mom placed the wooden ladle next to the hot pot.)

Advanced Usage

• "môi giới": to broker, to act as an intermediary.
  • Công ty anh ấy môi giới bất động sản. (His company brokers real estate.)
• "trề môi": to pout, to hang one's lip in displeasure.
  • Đứa bé trề môi khi không được mua đồ chơi. (The child pouted when she couldn't buy the toy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đôi môi (n): lips (often used to refer to lips in a more descriptive or aesthetic sense).
  • Đôi môi cô ấy mỉm cười. (Her lips smiled.)
• Bờ môi (n): the edge of the lip.
  • Giọt nước lăn trên bờ môi. (A drop of water rolled on the edge of his lip.)
• Muôi (n): An alternative, common spelling for "ladle."
  • Lấy muôi inox trong ngăn kéo. (Get the stainless steel ladle from the drawer.)

Synonyms

• Lip: labium (anatomical).
• Ladle: dipper, scoop.

Related Idioms and Proverbs

• Môi hở răng lạnh: Literally "If the lips are parted, the teeth get cold." It means that when close relatives or allies are weakened, one becomes vulnerable.
  • Chúng ta phải đoàn kết, môi hở răng lạnh mà. (We must unite, for if the lips are parted, the teeth get cold.)
• Môi mép: Refers to eloquence or smooth talking.
  • Anh ta chỉ giỏi môi mép. (He's only good at smooth talking.)
• Cười mím môi: to smile with closed lips.
  • Cô ấy chỉ cười mím môi khi nghe tin. (She only smiled with closed lips upon hearing the news.)

noun

1. lip
   • trề môi
     to hang one's lip

noun

1. ladle