trôn kim
Definition
- Noun:
- The eye of a needle: The small hole at the blunt end of a sewing needle through which thread is passed.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Xâu chỉ qua trôn kim thật khó. (Threading the needle is very difficult.)
- Trôn kim này quá nhỏ đối với sợi chỉ này. (The eye of this needle is too small for this thread.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in its literal sense. Its usage is a clear example of a compound noun where "trôn" (a colloquial term for base or bottom) is combined with "kim" (needle) to specify a particular part.
Variants and Related Words
- Kim (n): needle.
- Cô ấy tìm cây kim. (She is looking for the needle.)
Synonyms
- Needle eye: The hole in a needle.
Related Idioms
- Lọt trôn kim: To pass through the eye of a needle; used figuratively to describe something extremely difficult or nearly impossible, akin to the English idiom "to pass through the eye of a needle."
- Việc đó khó như lọt trôn kim. (That task is as difficult as passing through the eye of a needle.)