tóc mai
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Definition
Noun: - Sideburns; side whiskers: The hair growing on the temples, specifically the hair in front of the ears on the sides of the face.
Usage
- tóc mai is a noun used to describe a specific part of a person's hairstyle or natural hair growth. It refers to the hair at the temples, often styled or grown longer as sideburns.
- It is typically used in descriptive contexts related to appearance, hairstyling, or physical features.
Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy để tóc mai dài. (He has long sideburns.)
- Kiểu tóc mới của cô ấy cắt ngắn phần tóc mai. (Her new haircut has the side hair cut short.)
- Tóc mai của ông ấy đã điểm bạc. (The hair at his temples has turned grey.)
Advanced Usage
- "để tóc mai": to wear/grow sideburns.
- Anh chàng đó thích để tóc mai theo phong cách cổ điển. (That guy likes to wear sideburns in a classic style.)
- "cắt tóc mai": to cut/trim the sideburns or temple hair.
- Thợ cắt tóc đã cắt tóc mai cho tôi rất gọn. (The barber trimmed my sideburns very neatly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tóc: (noun) Hair. This is the general word for hair.
- Thái dương: (noun) Temple (the area of the head). This refers to the anatomical location where grows.
- Tóc mái: (noun) Fringe; bangs. Note: This is a different word ( vs. ) and refers to the hair on the forehead, not the temples.
Synonyms
- Tóc thái dương: (noun) Temple hair. A more descriptive, less common synonym.
- Tóc hai bên: (noun) Side hair. A general term for hair on the sides of the head.
Related Phrases
- Tóc mai sương phủ: A poetic phrase meaning "hair at the temples frosted with grey," used to describe signs of aging.
- Mái tóc đen điểm vài sợi tóc mai sương phủ. (The black hair was dotted with a few grey strands at the temples.)