Definition

Noun: - Sideburns; side whiskers: The hair growing on the temples, specifically the hair in front of the ears on the sides of the face.

Usage

• tóc mai is a noun used to describe a specific part of a person's hairstyle or natural hair growth. It refers to the hair at the temples, often styled or grown longer as sideburns.
• It is typically used in descriptive contexts related to appearance, hairstyling, or physical features.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy để tóc mai dài. (He has long sideburns.)
  • Kiểu tóc mới của cô ấy cắt ngắn phần tóc mai. (Her new haircut has the side hair cut short.)
  • Tóc mai của ông ấy đã điểm bạc. (The hair at his temples has turned grey.)

Advanced Usage

• "để tóc mai": to wear/grow sideburns.
  • Anh chàng đó thích để tóc mai theo phong cách cổ điển. (That guy likes to wear sideburns in a classic style.)
• "cắt tóc mai": to cut/trim the sideburns or temple hair.
  • Thợ cắt tóc đã cắt tóc mai cho tôi rất gọn. (The barber trimmed my sideburns very neatly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tóc: (noun) Hair. This is the general word for hair.
• Thái dương: (noun) Temple (the area of the head). This refers to the anatomical location where grows.
• Tóc mái: (noun) Fringe; bangs. Note: This is a different word ( vs. ) and refers to the hair on the forehead, not the temples.

Synonyms

• Tóc thái dương: (noun) Temple hair. A more descriptive, less common synonym.
• Tóc hai bên: (noun) Side hair. A general term for hair on the sides of the head.

Related Phrases

• Tóc mai sương phủ: A poetic phrase meaning "hair at the temples frosted with grey," used to describe signs of aging.
  • Mái tóc đen điểm vài sợi tóc mai sương phủ. (The black hair was dotted with a few grey strands at the temples.)

noun

1. sidewhiskers; (Mỹ) sideburns