mơm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To smooth or stroke gently with one's fingers: The primary meaning of "mơm" is to lightly and gently smooth or stroke a surface, typically hair or fabric, using one's fingers.
- To coax or encourage someone to speak or act: "Mơm" can also mean to gently prompt, coax, or encourage someone, often to get them to start talking or to do something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chị ấy mơm tóc cho gọn gàng trước khi ra ngoài. (She smoothed her hair to make it neat before going out.)
- Bà ngoại thường mơm cháu để cháu kể chuyện ở trường. (Grandma often coaxes her grandchild to tell stories about school.)
Advanced Usage
- "mơm lời": to coax words (out of someone), to gently encourage someone to speak.
- Phải mơm lời mãi nó mới chịu kể sự thật. (I had to coax the words out of him for a long time before he would tell the truth.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mơn (verb): A variant form of "mơm" with the same meanings (to smooth, to coax). It is often used in specific combinations.
- Mơn tóc: to smooth one's hair.
- Mơn con: to pamper/dote on one's children (an extension of the "coaxing" meaning, implying gentle, indulgent treatment).
Synonyms
- Vuốt ve (verb): to stroke, to caress (more general, can imply affection).
- Dỗ dành (verb): to coax, to soothe (often used for calming or persuading children).
- Khích lệ (verb): to encourage, to motivate (more formal and broader than "mơm").
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Mơm chuyện: to coax a story (out of someone), to gently get someone to talk about something.
- Nhà báo khéo léo mơm chuyện người cung cấp thông tin. (The journalist skillfully coaxed the story from the informant.)
Related Idioms
- Mơm mởm: (reduplicative form) to coax and persuade gently and persistently.
- Bố mẹ phải mơm mởm mãi con mới chịu ăn. (The parents had to gently and persistently coax the child to eat.)
- Smooth with one's fingers
- Mơn tócTo smooth one's hair with one's fingers
- Start (someone speaking)
- Mơn conTo pamper one's children