thầy tướng
Definition
- Noun:
- Physiognomist: A person who practices physiognomy, the art of judging a person's character or fate from their facial features and overall appearance.
- Fortune-teller (by appearance): Specifically, a person whose profession is to examine a person's physical features (such as face, hands, body shape) to predict their destiny, fortune, or personality.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông cụ đó là một thầy tướng nổi tiếng. (That old man is a famous physiognomist.)
- Cô ấy đi gặp thầy tướng để xem vận mệnh. (She went to see a fortune-teller [who reads appearance] to have her fate told.)
- Thầy tướng nhìn tướng mặt để đoán tính cách. (The physiognomist looks at facial features to deduce character.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thầy tướng" is often associated with traditional practices and may carry an archaic or formal nuance in modern Vietnamese. It implies a specific expertise in reading the body's "tướng" (form/features), distinct from other fortune-telling methods like astrology ("thầy bói") or numerology.
Variants and Related Words
- Xem tướng (v): to practice physiognomy, to tell fortune by reading appearance.
- Ông ấy biết xem tướng tay. (He knows how to read palmistry.)
- Thầy bói (n): a general term for a fortune-teller, often one who uses various methods (cards, coins, etc.), not exclusively appearance.
- Nhân tướng học (n): physiognomy, the study or art itself.
Synonyms
- Physiognomist: A practitioner of physiognomy.
- Face reader: A person who interprets facial features.
- Fortune-teller (specializing in appearance): A seer who focuses on physical traits.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Xem tướng đoán mệnh: To read one's appearance to predict their fate.
- Các thầy tướng thường nói họ có thể xem tướng đoán mệnh. (Physiognomists often say they can read appearance to predict fate.)
- Thầy tướng xem số: A phrase linking physiognomy with destiny reading.
- Mẹ tôi tin vào các thầy tướng xem số. (My mother believes in physiognomists who read destiny.)
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physiognomist
