mực
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Definition
Noun:
- Cuttlefish: A type of marine mollusk with a soft body, a hard internal shell (cuttlebone), and ten arms. It is often used as food.
- Ink: A colored liquid or paste used for writing, drawing, or printing. This can refer to modern liquid ink or traditional solid ink sticks.
Adjective:
- Jet-black: Describes something that is a deep, pure black color, often used for animals like dogs.
Noun (figurative):
- Standard / Measure / Moderation: A prescribed limit, degree, or norm. Refers to an appropriate level or boundary for behavior, speech, or quality.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Cuttlefish):
- Mẹ mua mực tươi về nướng. (Mom bought fresh cuttlefish to grill.)
- Noun (Ink):
- Chiếc bút này hết mực rồi. (This pen is out of ink.)
- Ông cụ mài mực để viết thư pháp. (The old man ground the ink stick to practice calligraphy.)
- Adjective:
- Con chó mực nhà tôi rất trung thành. (My jet-black dog is very loyal.)
- Noun (Standard/Measure):
- Cô ấy ăn nói rất có mực. (She speaks with great moderation/propriety.)
- Cần giữ mực nước trong bể ở mức an toàn. (It is necessary to keep the water level in the tank at a safe standard.)
Advanced Usage
- "mực thước": A compound word meaning "standard, model, or well-measured." It describes something or someone that is proper, exemplary, or follows correct norms.
- Anh ấy là một người mực thước. (He is a proper and exemplary person.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mực tàu (n): Traditional Chinese/Asian solid ink stick.
- Nghệ nhân dùng mực tàu để vẽ tranh. (The artisan uses an ink stick to paint.)
- Mực nước (n): Water level.
- Mực nước sông đang dâng cao. (The river's water level is rising.)
- Mực khô (n): Dried cuttlefish/squid.
- Mực khô là một món nhậu phổ biến. (Dried cuttlefish is a popular snack with drinks.)
- Bút mực (n): Fountain pen.
- Tôi thích viết bằng bút mực hơn. (I prefer writing with a fountain pen.)
Synonyms
- Cuttlefish: Squid (a similar marine animal, though technically different).
- Ink: Writing fluid.
- Standard: Norm, benchmark, limit.
- Jet-black: Pitch-black, ebony.
Related Idioms
- Đen như mực: As black as ink; used to describe something very dark or a very unfavorable situation.
- Tương lai lúc ấy đen như mực. (The future at that time was as black as ink.)
- Nhạt như nước ốc: As bland as snail water; a contrasting idiom sometimes paired with references to "mực" (ink) to imply something is flavorless or uninteresting, though not directly containing the word "mực."
noun
- ink