tóc máu
Definition
- Noun:
- Lanugo / birth hair: The fine, soft hair that is present on the body of a newborn baby. This hair is often shed within the first few weeks or months after birth.
- A white hair / a grey hair: A single white or grey hair found among the dark hair of a young person, often considered an early or premature sign of aging.
Usage Examples
- Noun (birth hair):
- Em bé mới sinh còn nguyên tóc máu. (The newborn baby still has all its lanugo.)
- Noun (premature white hair):
- Cô ấy còn trẻ nhưng đã có một sợi tóc máu. (She is still young but already has a white hair.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used metaphorically to denote something original, innate, or present from the very beginning, akin to the concept of "birthright" or "natural state."
- Giọng hát đó là tóc máu, không thể luyện tập mà có. (That singing voice is innate; it cannot be acquired through practice.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tóc (n): hair.
- Tóc bạc (n): white/grey hair (general term for hair that has lost its pigment due to age).
Synonyms
- Lanugo: the fine, soft hair on a fetus or newborn.
- White hair / Grey hair: hair that has lost its natural color.
- Birth hair: hair present at birth.
Related Idioms
- While "tóc máu" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, its conceptual meaning feeds into phrases about origin and nature.
- Bản chất tóc máu: innate/inborn nature.
- Sự thật thà của anh ấy là bản chất tóc máu. (His honesty is an inborn trait.)