nhĩ mục
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Definition
- Noun:
- Ear and eye: "Nhĩ mục" literally means "ear and eye," referring to the organs of hearing and sight. It is an uncommon, literary term.
- Attention, observation: By extension, it metaphorically signifies the attention, observation, or scrutiny of others, as what is seen and heard.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hành động đó diễn ra ngay trước nhĩ mục của mọi người. (That action took place right before everyone's eyes and ears.)
- Anh ta không muốn sống dưới nhĩ mục của công chúng. (He does not want to live under the public eye.)
Advanced Usage
- "nhĩ mục quan chiêm": This is a fixed, classical Sino-Vietnamese phrase meaning "under the public gaze" or "in the full view of everyone." It emphasizes that something is happening where it can be clearly seen and heard by all.
- Sự việc xảy ra ở nơi nhĩ mục quan chiêm. (The incident happened in a public place, under everyone's scrutiny.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tai mắt (n): This is the common, everyday Vietnamese equivalent for "ears and eyes." It can also be used similarly to mean "attention" or "watchful presence."
- Cô ấy là tai mắt của ông chủ ở chi nhánh này. (She is the boss's eyes and ears at this branch.)
Synonyms
- Sự chú ý: Attention.
- Tầm mắt: Sight, view (more limited to vision).
- Sự giám sát: Surveillance, supervision.
Related Phrases
- Trước mắt công chúng: Before the public eye.
- Dưới sự chứng kiến của mọi người: Under the witness of everyone.
Related Idioms
- Công khai minh bạch: Open and transparent (describing an action done openly, similar in context to being under public scrutiny).
- Giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật: In broad daylight (emphasizing something done openly and brazenly).
- (ít dùng) Ear and eye
- Nhĩ mục quan chiêmPublic eye, everybody's very eyes
- Phải xử sự lịch sự ở nơi nhĩ mục quan chiêmOne must behave with decency under (before) everyone's very eyes