Definition

1. Noun:
   • Finger or toe: One of the five slender, jointed parts extending from the hand (finger) or foot (toe) of a human or some animals.
   • Special skill or trick: A particular, often clever or skillful, way of doing something, especially in a specific field or activity. It can also imply a cunning or deceptive trick.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Finger/Toe):
  • Cô ấy bị đứt ở ngón trỏ. (She cut her index finger.)
  • Đôi giày này chật ở ngón chân. (These shoes are tight on the toes.)
• Noun (Skill/Trick):
  • Anh ấy có ngón đánh bida rất điêu luyện. (He has a very skillful touch in playing billiards.)
  • Tên lừa đảo đó giở đủ mọi ngón. (That scammer pulled out every trick in the book.)

Advanced Usage

• "Có ngón": To have a special skill or knack for something.
  • Ông ấy có ngón nấu món cá chua ngọt rất ngon. (He has a knack for cooking sweet and sour fish deliciously.)
• "Ngón nghề": One's professional skill or trade secret.
  • Đó là ngón nghề riêng của những người thợ lành nghề. (That is the special skill/trade secret of skilled craftsmen.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngón tay (n): Finger (specifically of the hand).
  • Cô ấy đeo nhẫn trên ngón tay nhẫn. (She wears a ring on her ring finger.)
• Ngón chân (n): Toe (specifically of the foot).
  • Anh ấy làm vỡ ngón chân út. (He broke his little toe.)
• Ngón tay cái / Ngón cái (n): Thumb.
• Ngón trỏ (n): Index finger.
• Ngón giữa (n): Middle finger.
• Ngón nhẫn (n): Ring finger.
• Ngón út (n): Little finger/toe.
• Ngón đòn (n): A move or trick (often in fighting or competition).
  • Đối thủ ra một ngón đòn bất ngờ. (The opponent delivered an unexpected move.)

Synonyms

• Kỹ năng (n): Skill.
• Mánh khóe (n): Trick, ploy (often with a negative connotation).
• Chiêu (n): Move, trick (common in contexts like martial arts or games).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Luyện ngón (v): To practice finger techniques (e.g., for playing a musical instrument or typing).
  • Cô ấy luyện ngón piano mỗi ngày. (She practices her finger techniques on the piano every day.)
• Giở ngón (v): To pull a trick, to use a maneuver.
  • Hắn định giở ngón gì đây? (What trick is he trying to pull?)

Related Idioms

• Biết tuốt mười ngón: To know everything, to be a know-it-all (literally: to know all ten fingers).
  • Đừng tỏ ra biết tuốt mười ngón như vậy. (Don't act like you know everything.)
• Chỉ năm ngón tay: To point the finger, to blame (literally: to point five fingers).
  • Mọi người đều chỉ năm ngón tay vào anh ta. (Everyone pointed the finger at him.)

1. Finger, teo
   • Ngón tay
     A finger
   • Ngón chân
     A teo
   • Ngón cái
     The thumb
   • Ngón trỏ
     The forefinger, the index finger
   • Ngón giữa
     The middle finger
   • Ngón nhẫn
     The ring finger
   • Ngón út
     The little finger
2. Special skill, speciality, trick
   • Có ngón đàn tuyệt hay