râu cằm
Definition
- Noun:
- Beard hair on the chin: The hair that grows specifically on the lower part of the face, the chin. This term distinguishes chin hair from mustache hair (râu mép) or sideburn hair (râu quai nón).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy cạo sạch râu cằm. (He shaved his chin hair clean.)
- Anh ấy có râu cằm dài và nhọn. (He has a long and pointed goatee.)
- Râu cằm của người đàn ông đó đã bạc trắng. (That man's chin beard has turned white.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "râu cằm" is often used to refer to a specific style of facial hair focused on the chin, such as a goatee. In this context, it describes the shaped hair growth on the chin, not just individual hairs.
Variants and Related Words
- Râu (n): beard; the general term for facial hair.
- Anh ấy để râu. (He is growing a beard.)
- Râu mép (n): mustache; hair growing on the upper lip.
- Ông ấy vuốt râu mép. (He stroked his mustache.)
- Râu quai nón (n): sideburns; facial hair grown along the sides of the face, often connecting to the hairline.
- Kiểu râu quai nón rất phổ biến trong thế kỷ 19. (Sideburns were very popular in the 19th century.)
Synonyms
- Goatee: A style of beard hair grown specifically on the chin, often trimmed.
- Chin hair: The direct descriptive term in English.
Related Idioms
- Râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia: Literally "one man's beard stuck on another woman's chin". This idiom means a mismatch, a non sequitur, or when something is attributed to the wrong person or context.
- Lập luận của anh ta là kiểu râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia. (His argument is a complete mismatch / doesn't follow logically.)