Definition

1. Noun:
   • Moustache: The hair that grows on a man's upper lip.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy để râu mép rất dày. (He has a very thick moustache.)
  • Anh ta cạo sạch râu mép. (He shaved off his moustache.)

Advanced Usage

• "Râu mép" is a specific and common term for facial hair on the upper lip. It is often used in everyday conversation and is slightly more specific than the general word for beard ("râu").

Variants and Related Words

• Râu (n): Beard. This is the general term for facial hair.
  • Râu quai nón: Full beard (literally "chin-strap beard").
• Ria mép (n): A synonym for "râu mép," also meaning moustache. The two terms are often used interchangeably.

Synonyms

• Ria mép: Moustache.
• Râu (in a general sense): Facial hair, beard.

Related Phrases

• Để râu mép: To grow a moustache.
  • Anh ấy quyết định để râu mép. (He decided to grow a moustache.)
• Tỉa râu mép: To trim a moustache.
  • Mỗi sáng ông ấy đều tỉa râu mép cẩn thận. (Every morning he carefully trims his moustache.)

Notes on Meaning

• The term "râu mép" specifically refers to the hair on the upper lip. It is distinct from a full beard ("râu") or a goatee ("râu cằm").
• In some informal or older contexts, it can be part of the compound "râu ria", which generally means facial hair or stubble. However, "râu mép" itself is the precise term for moustache.

1. Moustache