Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely smooth, bare, or clean-shaven: Describes a surface, especially skin or hair, that is extremely smooth, without any trace of roughness, stubble, or hair. It often implies a deliberate action, like shaving or polishing, has resulted in this state.
   • Figuratively, completely gone or used up: Can describe something that has been completely consumed or depleted, leaving nothing behind.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy cạo đầu nhẵn thín. (He shaved his head completely smooth.)
  • Mặt bàn được đánh bóng nhẵn thín. (The tabletop was polished to a perfectly smooth finish.)
  • Cả mâm cơm bị ăn nhẵn thín. (The entire tray of food was eaten clean—nothing was left.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhẵn thín như trứng lộn": (smooth as a peeled egg) An idiom emphasizing extreme smoothness.
  • Da em bé nhẵn thín như trứng lộn. (The baby's skin is as smooth as a peeled egg.)
• Used to describe a bald head from shaving, not necessarily natural baldness.
  • Sau khi cạo, đầu anh ta nhẵn thín. (After shaving, his head was completely clean-shaven.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhẵn (adj): Smooth. A more general term for smoothness.
  • Mặt đường nhẵn. (The road surface is smooth.)
• Trơn (adj): Slippery, smooth. Can overlap but often focuses on slipperiness.
  • Sàn nhà trơn. (The floor is slippery.)
• Nhẵn nhụi (adj): Smooth and even. Similar to "nhẵn thín" but may imply a refined, even smoothness over an area.

Synonyms

• Trọc lóc: Bald, bare. Often used for a shaved or naturally bald head, but can carry a more informal or blunt tone.
• Láng bóng: Glossy, shiny smooth. Emphasizes a reflective, polished smoothness.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Ăn nhẵn (to eat clean): To consume something completely.
  • Bọn trẻ ăn nhẵn đĩa bánh. (The kids ate the whole plate of cakes clean.)
• Vét nhẵn (to scrape clean): To take or use everything, leaving nothing.
  • Họ vét nhẵn tiền trong tài khoản. (They cleaned out all the money in the account.)

1. Smooth, clean[-shaven]
   • Đầu nhẵn thín
     A clean head