son

/sʌn/

Thân thiện

Mẹ tô son đỏ trước khi đi làm.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Vermilion / Cinnabar: A bright red pigment originally made from powdered mineral (cinnabar), traditionally used in East Asian art, calligraphy, and seals.
   • Lipstick: A cosmetic product, typically in stick form, used to color the lips red or other shades.

2. Adjective:

   • Vermilion / Red: Having a bright red color similar to the pigment.
   • Young and childless: Describing a married couple who are young and do not yet have children.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nghệ nhân dùng son đỏ để đóng dấu lên bức tranh. (The artisan used vermilion to stamp the painting.)
  • Cô ấy mới mua một thỏi son màu đỏ rất đẹp. (She just bought a very beautiful red lipstick.)
• Adjective:
  • Chiếc hộp sơn son thếp vàng trông rất cổ kính. (The lacquered box with vermilion and gold leaf looks very ancient.)
  • Họ là một đôi vợ chồng son, mới cưới được một năm. (They are a young, childless couple, married for only a year.)

Advanced Usage

• "nét son": Literally "a vermilion stroke," figuratively means a brilliant achievement, a highlight, or a glorious mark in history.
  • Chiến thắng đó là một nét son trong lịch sử dân tộc. (That victory is a glorious mark in the nation's history.)
• "tô son điểm phấn": Literally "to apply lipstick and powder," means to put on makeup or, figuratively, to embellish or prettify something.
  • Cô ấy tô son điểm phấn trước khi đi dự tiệc. (She applied her lipstick and powder before going to the party.)

Variants and Related Words

• Son môi (n): Lipstick. This is the more common, specific compound for "lipstick."
  • Tủ trang điểm của cô ấy có rất nhiều son môi. (Her makeup drawer has a lot of lipstick.)
• Son phấn (n): Makeup, cosmetics (literally "lipstick and powder").
  • Cô ấy không dùng nhiều son phấn. (She doesn't use much makeup.)

Synonyms

• Vermilion: cinnabar, bright red.
• Lipstick: lip color, lip cosmetic.
• Red: scarlet, crimson (when used as an adjective for color).

Related Idioms

• Môi son má phấn: Literally "vermilion lips and powdered cheeks," describes a beautifully made-up woman or the act of being made up.
  • Các cô gái môi son má phấn rất duyên dáng. (The girls with rouged lips and powdered cheeks are very charming.)
• Sơn son thếp vàng: Literally "lacquered with vermilion and gilded with gold," describes something elaborately decorated, often used for antique furniture or religious objects. It can also imply superficial embellishment.
  • Bức hoành phi được sơn son thếp vàng cẩn thận. (The horizontal lacquered board was carefully gilded with gold leaf.)

Học thuật

noun

1. ochre vermilion, Chinese vermilion lipstick

adj

1. young