nạc

Thân thiện

Người đầu bếp chọn miếng thịt nạc để chế biến món ăn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lean, not fatty: Describes meat, especially pork, that has little or no fat.
   • Choice, good-quality: Describes something that is of good, solid, or useful substance (e.g., soil, coal).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy thích ăn thịt nạc. (She likes to eat lean meat.)
  • Mảnh đất này rất nạc, rất tốt cho trồng trọt. (This plot of land is very fertile/choice, very good for cultivation.)

Advanced Usage

• "nửa nạc nửa mỡ": Literally "half lean, half fat." Used figuratively to describe something of mixed or inconsistent quality, or an attitude that is half-serious, half-joking.
  • Lời hứa của anh ta nửa nạc nửa mỡ, không đáng tin. (His promise is half-hearted/unreliable, not trustworthy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thịt nạc (noun phrase): Lean meat.
  • Thịt nạc heo thường đắt hơn thịt mỡ. (Lean pork is often more expensive than fatty pork.)
• Nạc dăm (noun phrase): A specific cut of lean pork, often used for grilled dishes.

Synonyms

• Ít mỡ: Less fatty.
• Chắc: Firm, solid (when referring to quality/substance).

Related Idioms

• "Nửa nạc nửa mỡ": See "Advanced Usage" above.

Học thuật

adj

1. lean
   • thịt nạc
     lean meat