mỏng tanh
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Definition
Adjective: - Very thin, extremely thin, paper-thin: Describes an object or material that has minimal thickness, often to an extreme or notable degree, implying it is flimsy, delicate, or insubstantial.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tờ giấy này mỏng tanh, dễ rách lắm. (This sheet of paper is extremely thin and tears easily.)
- Chiếc áo khoác mùa hè của cô ấy mỏng tanh. (Her summer jacket is very thin.)
- Lớp sơn trên tường mỏng tanh, có thể thấy lớp vữa bên dưới. (The coat of paint on the wall is paper-thin; you can see the plaster underneath.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to emphasize the thinness of an object, often with a connotation of fragility, cheapness, or inadequacy.
- Lời hứa của họ mỏng tanh như tờ giấy. (Their promise is as flimsy as a sheet of paper.)
- Niềm hy vọng của anh ấy giờ chỉ còn mỏng tanh. (His hope is now hanging by a thread.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mỏng (adj): Thin. The root word without the intensifying suffix.
- Vải lụa rất mỏng. (Silk fabric is very thin.)
- Mỏng manh (adj): Thin and fragile, delicate (often used for abstract concepts like health, relationships, or hopes).
- Sức khỏe của bà ấy rất mỏng manh. (Her health is very fragile.)
Synonyms
- Rất mỏng: Very thin.
- Mỏng dính: Very thin (colloquial, similar emphasis).
- Mỏng như tờ giấy: As thin as paper (idiomatic simile).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Mỏng tanh như cánh chuồn chuồn: As thin as a dragonfly's wing. A poetic comparison emphasizing extreme thinness and delicacy.
- Lớp băng trên mặt hồ mỏng tanh như cánh chuồn chuồn. (The ice on the lake's surface is as thin as a dragonfly's wing.)