phin
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of fine, thin fabric: "phin" refers to a smooth, finely-woven cloth, often used for lightweight clothing like shirts or handkerchiefs.
- A coffee filter, a coffee percolator: "phin" also refers to the small metal filter used in the traditional Vietnamese method of brewing coffee.
Usage Examples
Noun (Fabric):
- Cô ấy mặc một chiếc áo phin trắng. (She is wearing a white phin shirt.)
- Anh ấy dùng một chiếc khăn tay bằng phin. (He uses a phin handkerchief.)
Noun (Coffee filter):
- Cô ấy pha cà phê bằng một chiếc phin nhỏ. (She brews coffee using a small phin.)
- Phin cà phê này làm bằng nhôm. (This coffee phin is made of aluminum.)
Advanced Usage
"vải phin": specifically means "phin fabric".
- Vải phin rất mát và thích hợp cho mùa hè. (Phin fabric is very cool and suitable for summer.)
"pha phin": refers to the act of brewing coffee using the drip filter method.
- Sáng nào ông ấy cũng tự tay pha phin cà phê. (Every morning, he personally brews coffee using a phin.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phin cà phê / Phin lọc cà phê (n): coffee filter, coffee dripper. This is a compound term specifying the coffee brewing tool.
- Áo phin (n): a shirt made from phin fabric.
- Vải phin (n): phin cloth, the fabric itself.
Synonyms
- Vải mỏng / Vải mịn (for fabric): thin fabric, fine fabric.
- Đồ lọc cà phê / Bình pha cà phê (for filter): coffee filter, coffee brewer.
Related Phrases
- Pha cà phê bằng phin: to brew coffee using a drip filter.
- Pha cà phê bằng phin là cách truyền thống ở Việt Nam. (Brewing coffee with a phin is the traditional method in Vietnam.)
Related Idioms
(This word is primarily a concrete noun and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)
- Batiste
- Mùi xoa bằng phinA batiste handkerchief
- Coffee filter, coffee percolator