Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of mustache: "râu trê" refers to a specific style of mustache that grows straight out to the sides from the upper lip, resembling the barbels (whiskers) of a catfish.
   • Barbel-like mustache: It describes a thin, straight, and often slightly upturned mustache, similar in appearance to the whiskers of certain fish.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy để râu trê trông rất đặc biệt. (He sports a barbel-like mustache that looks very distinctive.)
  • Kiểu râu trê từng rất phổ biến trong giới nghệ sĩ. (The barbel-like mustache style was once very popular among artists.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in descriptive contexts: The term is often used in literary or descriptive texts to vividly depict a character's appearance.
  • Nhân vật phản diện với bộ râu trê khiến anh ta trông thật gian xảo. (The villain with his barbel-like mustache made him look truly cunning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Râu mép (n): Mustache. A more general term for facial hair on the upper lip.
  • Anh ấy cạo sạch râu mép. (He shaved off his mustache.)
• Râu (n): Beard. General term for facial hair.
  • Ông cụ để bộ râu dài. (The old man has a long beard.)

Synonyms

• Râu kiểu cá trê: Catfish-style mustache. A more descriptive synonym.
• Râu thẳng hai bên: Straight mustache growing to the sides.

Related Phrases

• Để râu trê: To wear/grow a barbel-like mustache.
  • Anh ta quyết định để râu trê cho khác biệt. (He decided to grow a barbel-like mustache to be different.)

Related Idioms

• (Không commonly used in idioms): The term "râu trê" itself is not typically found in Vietnamese idioms. It is primarily a descriptive term for a physical feature.

1. Barbel-like (whisker-like) moustache