Definition

1. Noun:
   • Grain, fiber: The natural longitudinal lines or texture present in materials like wood, meat, or stone, which indicate the direction of their structure.
   • Vein, cleavage: A natural plane along which a material (like rock or wood) can be split easily.
   • (Informal) Figure, build, bearing: Used to describe a person's physique or posture, implying a certain handsomeness or robustness.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gỗ sồi có thớ rất đẹp. (Oak wood has a very beautiful grain.)
  • Thịt bò này có thớ mềm và ít mỡ. (This beef has tender fibers and little fat.)
  • Anh ấy trông có thớ lắm. (He looks very well-built / has a good bearing.)

Advanced Usage

• "thớ chẻ": cleavage plane (in geology or woodworking).

  • Người thợ đẽo tượng phải hiểu rõ thớ chẻ của gỗ. (A woodcarver must understand the cleavage plane of the wood well.)

• "thớ mịn" / "thớ thô": fine-grained / coarse-grained.

  • Loại đá cẩm thạch này có thớ mịn. (This type of marble is fine-grained.)

• "thớ dai": stringy, fibrous (often for tough meat).

  • Thịt gà già thường có thớ dai. (Old chicken meat often has stringy fibers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sợi (n): Fiber, thread. (Refers more to individual strands, while refers to the collective grain pattern.)
• Vân (n): Vein, grain pattern. (Often used for decorative patterns in wood or stone, similar to but can imply a more visible pattern.)

Synonyms

• Vân: grain, vein (especially for visible patterns).
• Xớ: (Southern Vietnamese) fiber, grain (similar to ).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Trông có thớ": To look sturdy, well-built, or handsome (in a robust way).

  • Cậu thanh niên mới lớn trông đã có thớ. (The young man, just grown, already looks sturdy.)

• "Thịt có thớ": Meat with a distinct grain/fiber.

  • Món bò bít tết ngon phải là miếng thịt có thớ rõ. (A good steak must be a cut of meat with a clear grain.)

noun

1. fibre grain