Definitions

1. Noun:

   • Armpit: The hollow area under the arm where it joins the shoulder.
   • Armhole: The part of a piece of clothing (like a shirt or jacket) where the sleeve is attached to the body.
   • Side, corner, nook: A narrow or confined space at the side or corner of something, such as a building or wall.
   • (Figurative) The burden of raising children: Used to describe the hardship of caring for and raising young children alone.

2. Verb:

   • To carry under one's arm: To hold or carry something by clamping it between the arm and the side of the body.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy bị đổ mồ hôi nách. (He has sweaty armpits.)
  • Cái áo này bị rách ở nách. (This shirt is torn at the armhole.)
  • Có một cái cây mọc ở nách tường. (There is a tree growing in the corner of the wall.)
  • Một nách ba con, chị ấy rất vất vả. (With three young children to raise alone, she has a very hard time.)

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy nách một xấp tài liệu đi vào phòng họp. (She carried a stack of documents under her arm into the meeting room.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sát nách": Right next to, very close by (literally, "close to the armpit").

  • Nhà hàng mới mở sát nách trường đại học. (The new restaurant opened right next to the university.)

• "Nách tường": The corner or side of a wall.

  • Những bông hoa dại mọc lên ở nách tường. (Wildflowers grew in the corner of the wall.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nách áo (n): Specifically refers to the armhole of a shirt or garment.

  • Thợ may đang điều chỉnh nách áo cho vừa vặn. (The tailor is adjusting the armhole to fit properly.)

• Lông nách (n): Armpit hair.

  • Cạo lông nách là thói quen phổ biến. (Shaving armpit hair is a common practice.)

Synonyms

• Hố nách (n): A more formal or anatomical term for armpit.
• Cạnh (n): Side, edge (for the "side/corner" meaning).
• Góc (n): Corner (for the "side/corner" meaning).
• Ẵm (v): To carry in one's arms (a more general term than the specific "nách").

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nách nẩy (v, colloquial): To carry a child on one's hip or side, often implying constant care.
  • Ngày nào chị ấy cũng nách nẩy đứa con nhỏ đi chợ. (Every day she carries her small child to the market.)

Related Idioms

• Khéo vá vai, tài vá nách: (Literally: Skillful at mending the shoulder, talented at mending the armhole). An idiom praising someone's excellent mending or repair skills, often extended to mean skill in solving difficult problems.
• Một nách (mấy) con: A phrase describing a parent (usually a mother) struggling to raise several young children alone.
  • Chị ấy một nách hai con mà vẫn đi làm đều đặn. (She raises two children alone and still goes to work regularly.)

noun

1. armpit
   • ôm vật gì trong nách
     to carry something under one's arms