Definition

1. Verb:

   • To grow: To begin to develop and emerge from a surface, typically used for plants, hair, or teeth.
   • To rise: To appear above the horizon, used for celestial bodies like the sun or moon.
   • To spring up / to appear: To emerge or be constructed suddenly, often used for buildings or other structures.

2. Noun:

   • A traditional Vietnamese dish made from minced pork, often shaped into balls and steamed or boiled, commonly served with noodles (bún) or in soup.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cỏ mọc đầy trong vườn. (Grass grows all over the garden.)
  • Mặt trời mọc lúc 6 giờ sáng. (The sun rises at 6 a.m.)
  • Nhiều tòa nhà cao tầng mọc lên ở trung tâm thành phố. (Many high-rise buildings are springing up in the city center.)

• Noun:

  • Tôi gọi một tô bún mọc. (I ordered a bowl of noodle soup with pork meatballs.)

Advanced Usage

• "mọc răng": to teethe (for babies).

  • Đứa bé đang mọc răng nên hay sốt. (The baby is teething so it often has a fever.)

• "mọc lên": to sprout up, to emerge (emphasizing the upward movement).

  • Sau cơn mưa, nấm mọc lên khắp nơi. (After the rain, mushrooms sprouted up everywhere.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mầm mọc (n/v): sprout growing.

  • Hạt giống đã bắt đầu mầm mọc. (The seed has begun to sprout.)

• Mọc lại (v): to grow back.

  • Tóc anh ấy mọc lại rất nhanh sau khi cắt. (His hair grows back very quickly after a haircut.)

Synonyms

• Grow: to increase in size or develop.
• Rise: to move upward, especially for the sun.
• Sprout: to begin to grow; to put out shoots.
• Appear: to come into sight.

Related Idioms

• Mọc sừng: (literally: to grow horns) a colloquial and humorous idiom meaning to be cheated on by one's spouse.

  • Anh ta lo sợ vợ mình mọc sừng. (He is afraid his wife is cheating on him.)

• Mọc từ dưới đất lên: (literally: to grow up from the ground) to appear or spring up in great numbers.

  • Quán cà phê mọc lên như nấm sau mưa. (Coffee shops are springing up like mushrooms after the rain.)

verb

1. to shoot;to grow; to rise
   • mấy giờ mặt trời mọc
     What time does the sun rise