tóc gáy

Một cơn gió lạnh làm tóc gáy của cô ấy dựng đứng lên.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hair on the nape of the neck: The hair that grows on the back part of the head, just above the neck. This term specifically refers to the location of the hair, not its style or type.
   • A specific area of hair: Often used to describe this particular section of hair, which can be sensitive or react to emotional stimuli like fear or cold.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy cắt tóc gáy thật ngắn. (She cut the hair on her nape very short.)
  • Câu chuyện ma làm dựng tóc gáy của tôi. (The ghost story made the hair on my nape stand up.)
  • Anh ấy cảm thấy lạnh ở phần tóc gáy. (He felt a chill on the nape of his neck.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "dựng tóc gáy" (literally: "to make the hair on the nape stand up") is a common idiom meaning to cause extreme fear, horror, or thrill.
  • Bộ phim kinh dị đó thực sự dựng tóc gáy. (That horror film was truly hair-raising.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gáy (n): The nape, the back of the neck.
  • Đứa bé đổ mồ hôi ở gáy. (The baby is sweating on the nape of its neck.)

Synonyms

• Nape hair: Hair growing on the nape of the neck.
• Hair at the back of the neck: A descriptive synonym for the same area.

Related Idioms

• Dựng tóc gáy: To be hair-raising; to cause intense fear or excitement.
  • Âm thanh đó trong đêm tối làm dựng tóc gáy. (That sound in the dark night was hair-raising.)