Definition

1. Noun:
   • Jaw: The lower part of the face that moves when you open and close your mouth; specifically, the lower jawbone (mandible). It refers to the side and lower part of the jaw structure.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy bị đau quai hàm. (He has a jaw ache.)
  • Cô ấy ngáp đến trẹo quai hàm. (She yawned so wide it felt like her jaw would dislocate.)
  • Cú đấm trúng vào quai hàm của anh ta. (The punch landed on his jaw.)

Advanced Usage

• "trật quai hàm": to have a dislocated jaw.

  • Sau cú ngã, anh ta bị trật quai hàm. (After the fall, he suffered a dislocated jaw.)

• "quai hàm bạnh": a broad/square jaw.

  • Anh ấy có gương mặt với quai hàm bạnh. (He has a face with a broad jaw.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hàm (n): Jaw (a more general term that can refer to either the upper or lower jaw, or the entire structure).

  • hàm răng (set of teeth/jaw)

• Xương hàm (n): Jawbone.

  • chụp X-quang xương hàm (to take an X-ray of the jawbone)

Synonyms

• Xương quai hàm (n): Jawbone (more anatomical term).
• Hàm dưới (n): Mandible, lower jaw (specific term).

Related Idioms

• "Ngáp trẹo quai hàm" / "Ngáp đến trẹo quai hàm": To yawn extremely widely (lit. to yawn until one's jaw twists/dislocates).
  • Buổi họp buồn chán đến mức mọi người ngáp trẹo quai hàm. (The meeting was so boring that people were yawning their jaws off.)

noun

1. jaw