Definition

1. Noun:
   • Beard: The coarse hair that grows on the chin, cheeks, and upper lip of a man, typically after puberty.
   • Whiskers/Vibrissae: The long, stiff hairs growing near the mouth of certain animals, such as cats or mice, serving a sensory function.
   • Antenna/Feeler: A slender, flexible appendage on the head of some insects and crustaceans, used for sensing.
   • Silk/Tassel (Botany): The long, thread-like strands on an ear of corn (maize) or the pistil of certain plants.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy để râu dài. (He has a long beard.)
  • Con mèo có bộ râu rất nhạy cảm. (The cat has very sensitive whiskers.)
  • Râu ngô có màu nâu. (The corn silk is brown.)

Advanced Usage

• "râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia": A Vietnamese idiom meaning a mismatched or incongruous pairing, similar to "a square peg in a round hole."
  • Việc sắp xếp nhân sự đó đúng là râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia. (That personnel arrangement is a complete mismatch.)

Variants and Related Words

• Râu quai nón (n): Sideburns; beard grown along the jawline.

  • Anh ấy thích để kiểu râu quai nón. (He likes to wear sideburns.)

• Râu mép (n): Moustache; hair growing on the upper lip.

  • Cụ già vuốt râu mép. (The old man stroked his moustache.)

Synonyms

• Beard: facial hair.
• Whiskers: vibrissae (on animals).
• Antenna: feeler (on insects).
• Silk: tassel, stigma (on corn).

Related Idioms

• "Râu tôm nấu với ruột bầu": Literally "shrimp whiskers cooked with gourd guts," meaning to combine humble, mismatched, or incongruous things.

  • Bữa ăn chỉ có râu tôm nấu với ruột bầu. (The meal was just a haphazard combination of scraps.)

• "Cậu ấm cô chiêu râu chưa mọc": A saying describing spoiled, young rich kids who are still beardless (i.e., very young and immature).

  • Hắn ta cư xử như một cậu ấm râu chưa mọc. (He behaves like a spoiled, immature rich kid.)

noun

1. beard
   • râu xồm
     bushy beard