sành

Học thuật

Thân thiện

Mẹ tôi có một chiếc bát sành rất đẹp.

Definition

Noun:
- Glazed terra-cotta / Glazed earthenware: A type of pottery made from fired clay that has been coated with a glaze, giving it a shiny, often colored, and waterproof surface.
Adjective:
- Knowledgeable / Skilled / Conversant: Having a deep understanding, practical experience, or expertise in a particular field or activity.
- Savvy / A connoisseur: Having refined taste and judgment in a specific area, often related to arts, food, or luxury items.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- Bà tôi thích dùng bát sành để đựng nước mắm. (My grandmother likes to use a glazed earthenware bowl to hold fish sauce.)
- Chiếc bình sành này có niên đại từ thế kỷ 18. (This glazed terra-cotta vase dates from the 18th century.)
Adjective:
- Anh ấy rất sành về rượu vang. (He is very knowledgeable about wine.)
- Muốn mua được đồ cổ đẹp, bạn phải thật sành. (To buy beautiful antiques, you must be a true connoisseur.)

Advanced Usage

"sành điệu": Stylish, fashionable, trendy. This compound describes someone who is up-to-date with and adept at following the latest trends.
- Phong cách ăn mặc của cô ấy rất sành điệu. (Her dressing style is very trendy.)

Variants and Related Words

Đồ sành (n): Glazed earthenware goods; pottery.
- Cửa hàng này chuyên bán các loại đồ sành. (This shop specializes in selling various earthenware goods.)
Sành sỏi (adj): Very experienced and street-smart; worldly-wise.
- Anh chàng buôn bán ấy sành sỏi lắm. (That trader is very street-smart.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Rán sành ra mỡ: Literally "to try to fry fat out of earthenware." It means to be extremely stingy or to try to get something out of nothing; to pinch pennies.
- Ông chủ đó nổi tiếng là keo kiệt, rán sành ra mỡ. (That boss is famous for being stingy, pinching every penny.)

Mẹ tôi có một chiếc bát sành rất đẹp.

noun

verb

be conversant with, be a connoisseur in
- sành đồ cổ
  be a connoisseur in antiques
- sành ăn
  be a connoisseur of food

Từ gần giống