tuyn

Cô bé ngủ trong màn tuyn để tránh muỗi.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tulle: A fine, lightweight, and often stiff netting fabric, typically made from silk, nylon, or rayon. It is commonly used for veils, ballet tutus, gowns, and decorative purposes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Váy cô dâu có nhiều lớp tuyn. (The wedding dress has many layers of tulle.)
  • Cô ấy mua một mét tuyn trắng để may váy. (She bought one meter of white tulle to sew a dress.)
  • Màn tuyn có thể ngăn muỗi. (A tulle net can prevent mosquitoes.)

Advanced Usage

• "màn tuyn": tulle net / mosquito net. While historically made from tulle fabric, modern "màn tuyn" often refers more generally to a fine mesh mosquito net.
  • Trẻ con ngủ trong màn tuyn để tránh muỗi đốt. (Children sleep under a tulle/mosquito net to avoid mosquito bites.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vải tuyn (n): tulle fabric.
  • Vải tuyn thường dùng trong thời trang cao cấp. (Tulle fabric is often used in high fashion.)

Synonyms

• Netting: A general term for open-mesh fabric.
• Mesh: Material made of a network of wire, thread, or plastic.

Notes on Usage

• In modern Vietnamese, "tuyn" is most frequently encountered in the compound term "màn tuyn", which is a common household item. While "tuyn" specifically means tulle, "màn tuyn" is broadly understood as a type of fine, often synthetic, mosquito net, not necessarily made from classic tulle fabric.