Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hair (on the human head): "Tóc" refers specifically to the strands growing from the scalp, from the forehead to the nape of the neck.
   • Filament (in a light bulb): In a shortened form, "tóc" can also refer to the filament inside an incandescent light bulb.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Hair):
  • Cô ấy có mái tóc dài và đen. (She has long, black hair.)
  • Anh ấy đang cắt tóc. (He is getting a haircut.)
• Noun (Filament):
  • Bóng đèn này bị đứt tóc rồi. (The filament in this light bulb is broken.)

Advanced Usage

• "tóc bạc da mồi": A phrase describing someone as very old, with white hair and spotted skin (like a turtle's shell).
  • Cụ ông ấy giờ đã tóc bạc da mồi. (That old man is now very advanced in age.)
• "chẻ sợi tóc làm tư": An idiom meaning "to split hairs" or to be overly meticulous about tiny details.
  • Anh ấy hay chẻ sợi tóc làm tư trong các cuộc tranh luận. (He often splits hairs in arguments.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tóc mái (n): Bangs, fringe (hair).
  • Cô ấy để tóc mái rất hợp. (She looks very good with bangs.)
• Dây tóc (n): Filament (full term for a light bulb filament).
  • Dây tóc bóng đèn bằng vonfram. (The light bulb filament is made of tungsten.)

Synonyms

• Tóc (for hair): In specific contexts, "lông" can mean body hair, but "tóc" is exclusively for head hair.
• Dây tóc (for filament): "Sợi đốt" is a technical synonym.

Related Phrases

• Gội đầu / Gội tóc: To wash one's hair.
  • Tôi gội đầu mỗi ngày. (I wash my hair every day.)
• Uốn tóc: To get a perm.
  • Cô ấy mới đi uốn tóc. (She just got a perm.)
• Nhuộm tóc: To dye one's hair.
  • Giới trẻ thích nhuộm tóc nhiều màu. (Young people like to dye their hair various colors.)

Related Idioms

• "Hàm răng mái tóc là góc con người": A proverb meaning "Teeth and hair are a corner of a person's appearance," emphasizing the importance of grooming.
  • Bà tôi thường nói: "Hàm răng mái tóc là góc con người". (My grandmother often says that teeth and hair are vital to one's appearance.)
• "Nắm tóc đánh nhau": Literally "to grab hair and fight," describing a physical fight, often between women.
  • Hai người phụ nữ nắm tóc đánh nhau giữa chợ. (The two women got into a hair-pulling fight in the market.)

noun

1. hair