mảnh vỡ

Hãy cẩn thận với những mảnh vỡ trên sàn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A fragment or shard: A small, broken piece of a larger object, typically something brittle like glass, ceramic, or pottery, that has been shattered.
   • A piece of debris: A broken part resulting from something being destroyed or smashed apart.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hãy cẩn thận với những mảnh vỡ trên sàn. (Be careful with the shards on the floor.)
  • Mảnh vỡ của chiếc bình cổ được thu thập cẩn thận. (The fragments of the ancient vase were carefully collected.)
  • Sau vụ nổ, mảnh vỡ văng ra khắp nơi. (After the explosion, debris was scattered everywhere.)

Advanced Usage

• "mảnh vỡ vũ trụ" or "mảnh vỡ thiên thạch": Refers to cosmic or meteoritic debris.
  • Các nhà khoa học nghiên cứu mảnh vỡ vũ trụ. (Scientists study cosmic debris.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mảnh (n): A piece, a fragment, a part. A more general term for a piece of something.

  • Một mảnh giấy. (A piece of paper.)

• Vỡ (v): To break, to shatter. The verb from which "mảnh vỡ" is derived.

  • Chiếc cốc bị vỡ. (The cup broke.)

Synonyms

• Shard: A piece of broken ceramic, metal, or glass.
• Fragment: A small part broken off from something.
• Debris: Scattered pieces of waste or remains.
• Splinter: A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off.

Related Idioms

• While "mảnh vỡ" itself is not commonly used in idioms, it relates to the concept of fragmentation. A related expression is:
• Vỡ vụn: To be shattered into tiny pieces.
  • Giấc mơ của anh ấy vỡ vụn. (His dream was shattered into pieces.)