môn
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Definition
Noun:
- Subject or discipline: A specific field of study or branch of knowledge taught in an educational context.
- Type or kind (often pejorative): A particular type, sort, or "brand" of people or behavior, usually implying a negative characteristic or clique.
- Event (in sports): A specific event or discipline within a multi-event competition.
Noun (colloquial abbreviation):
- Taro: A shortened, colloquial form of "khoai môn" (taro), a type of root vegetable.
Usage Examples
Noun (Subject):
- Anh ấy dạy môn lịch sử. (He teaches the history subject.)
- Môn yêu thích của tôi là vật lý. (My favorite subject is physics.)
Noun (Type/Kind):
- Chúng nó cùng một môn cả. (They are all the same [bad] sort.)
- Nó giỏi môn nói dối. (He excels in the "art" of lying.)
Noun (Sport):
- Cô ấy tham gia thi ba môn phối hợp. (She competes in the triathlon [three-event competition].)
Noun (Taro):
- Canh môn nấu với sườn rất ngon. (Taro soup cooked with pork ribs is delicious.)
Advanced Usage
- "không ra môn ra khoai": An idiom meaning "neither fish nor fowl," describing something or someone that is poorly defined, inadequate, or fails to meet the standards of any clear category.
- Bài viết của anh ta không ra môn ra khoai. (His writing is neither here nor there.)
Variants and Related Words
Môn học (n): Academic subject; course of study.
- Chương trình có nhiều môn học tự chọn. (The program has many elective courses.)
Bộ môn (n): Department, division (within an institution); a specialized field.
- Anh ấy là trưởng bộ môn ngôn ngữ học. (He is the head of the linguistics department.)
Synonyms
- Subject: A branch of knowledge studied or taught.
- Discipline: A field of study.
- Kind / Sort: A category of people or things sharing characteristics.
- Event: A contest in a sports competition.
Related Idioms
- Ra môn ra khoai: To be proper, to be clearly defined or competent (often used in the negative "không ra môn ra khoai").
- Công việc phải làm cho ra môn ra khoai. (The work must be done properly.)