nhả tơ

Con tằm đang nhả tơ để kén.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To spin silk: The primary meaning of "nhả tơ" is the biological process by which certain insect larvae, most notably silkworms, produce and extrude fine, continuous protein filaments from specialized glands to form a cocoon.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Con tằm đang nhả tơ để kén. (The silkworm is spinning silk to make a cocoon.)
  • Quá trình nhả tơ của nhện cũng rất kỳ diệu. (The silk-spinning process of spiders is also marvelous.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can be used metaphorically in literature or poetry to describe the act of producing something delicate, beautiful, or intricate in a gradual, laborious manner.
  • Nhà thơ nhả tơ từng chữ để dệt nên bài thơ. (The poet spins silk with each word to weave the poem.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kéo tơ (v): to reel silk; the process of unwinding silk filaments from cocoons.

  • Người ta kéo tơ từ những chiếc kén. (People reel silk from the cocoons.)

• Nhả (v): to let go, to release, to emit (often used for substances: smoke, poison, silk).

• Tơ (n): silk; the fine, strong protein fiber.

Synonyms

• Spin silk: The direct equivalent for the biological process.
• Produce silk: A more general term for silk creation.

Related Idioms

• While "nhả tơ" itself is not a common idiom, it is the descriptive basis for the idiom:
  • "Mượt như tơ": as smooth as silk.

    • Mái tóc cô ấy mượt như tơ. (Her hair is as smooth as silk.)