ngấn

Thân thiện

Trên tường còn để lại ngấn nước sau trận lụt.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A line or mark left by a liquid level: A visible trace, often in the form of a line or ring, left on a surface after a liquid has receded or been partially consumed.
   • A fold or crease in the skin: A soft, circular indentation or line on the skin, typically seen on the wrists, neck, or ankles of plump or chubby individuals.

Usage Examples

• Noun (liquid mark):
  • Còn ngấn chè trong chén. (There is a tea stain/ring left in the cup.)
  • Nước lụt rút đi còn để lại ngấn trên tường. (The floodwater receded, leaving a waterline on the wall.)
• Noun (skin fold):
  • Em bé bụ bẫm có ngấn ở hai cổ tay. (The chubby baby has folds on both wrists.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngấn lệ": This poetic phrase describes eyes that are brimming with tears or show the traces of having cried (literally, "marked by tears").
  • Đôi mắt ngấn lệ của cô ấy khiến ai cũng thương cảm. (Her tear-filled eyes made everyone feel compassion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vết (n): A more general word for a mark, stain, or trace.
• Đường (n): A line.
• Nếp gấp (n): A fold or crease.

Synonyms

• Ring (as in a coffee ring).
• Waterline.
• Mark.
• Trace.
• Fold (of skin).
• Crease.

Related Idioms

• Cổ ba ngấn: A poetic idiom describing a beautiful neck with three folds or lines, traditionally considered a sign of beauty and prosperity.
  • Người ta thường nói "cổ ba ngấn" là biểu tượng của vẻ đẹp phụ nữ phương Đông. (People often say "a neck with three folds" is a symbol of traditional Eastern feminine beauty.)

Học thuật

1. Trace left in lines
   • Còn ngấn chè trong chén
     There is a line left by the tea in the cup
   • Nước lụt rút đi còn để lại ngấn trên tường
     There was a line left on the wall by the floods which had subsided
2. Fold (on the wrists, the neck...)
   • Em bé bụ bẫm có ngấn ở hai cổ tay
     The chubby baby has two folds on its wrists