mụn
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small skin lesion; pimple; acne: A small, inflamed swelling on the skin, often caused by clogged pores or infection.
- A small piece or bit; fragment: A tiny part or leftover piece of a material, such as cloth or wood.
- Child (archaic/affectionate): A term, often used in the context of a small family, to refer to a child.
Usage Examples
Noun (skin lesion):
- Mặt đầy mụn. (A face full of pimples.)
- Mụn trứng cá thường xuất hiện ở tuổi dậy thì. (Acne often appears during puberty.)
Noun (fragment):
- Bỏ tất cả các mụn vải vào một cái túi. (Put all the bits of cloth into a bag.)
Noun (child):
- Hiếm hoi chỉ được hai mụn con. (To be fortunate to have just two children.)
Advanced Usage
"mụn cóc": wart.
- Mụn cóc thường mọc ở tay hoặc chân. (Warts often grow on hands or feet.)
"mụn nước": blister, vesicle.
- Bỏng nhẹ có thể gây ra mụn nước. (A minor burn can cause blisters.)
Variants and Related Words
Mụn nhọt (n): boil; furuncle (a larger, more painful skin abscess).
- Mụn nhọt cần được giữ sạch sẽ. (A boil needs to be kept clean.)
Mụn trứng cá (n): acne.
- Mụn trứng cá là vấn đề da liễu phổ biến. (Acne is a common dermatological issue.)
Synonyms
- Pimple: A small, raised skin bump.
- Bit/Fragment: A small, detached piece.
- Child: A young human being (in the specific, dated usage).
Related Idioms
Mặt hoa da mụn: A poetic idiom describing a beautiful, smooth complexion (literally "flower face, pimple skin," but used ironically or to describe slight imperfections).
- Thiếu nữ mặt hoa da mụn. (A young woman with a lovely, delicate complexion.)
Có mụn có nợ: An idiom implying that having children brings both joy and responsibility (literally "to have children is to have debt").
- Đời người, có mụn có nợ là lẽ thường. (In life, having children and the attendant responsibilities is the norm.)
- Acne, pimple, black-head
- Mặt đầy mụnA face covered with black-heads
- Pustule, eruption
- Mụn ghẻScabious eruptions
- Bit, piece
- Bỏ tất cả các mụn vào một cái túiTo put all the bits of cloth in a bag
- Child (of a small family)
- Hiếm hoi chỉ được hai mụn conTo have a small family of two children