Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Thigh: The upper part of the leg, between the hip and the knee.
   • Member, Side, Part: One of the distinct parts (often one of two) that have a similar structure and are in a corresponding relationship, forming a complete whole. Commonly used for parts of a parallel sentence, an equation, or a comparison.
   • Influence, Position, Standing: (In limited combinations) The social position, influence, or power of a person or group.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Thigh):
  • Anh ấy bị đau ở vế. (He has pain in his thigh.)
• Noun (Member/Side):
  • Trong câu "Tôi học bài và em tôi xem phim", "Tôi học bài" là một vế câu. (In the sentence "I study and my brother watches a movie," "I study" is one clause.)
  • Hãy chuyển vế 'x' sang một bên của phương trình. (Move the 'x' term to one side of the equation.)
  • Cần xem xét cả hai vế của vấn đề. (We need to consider both sides of the issue.)
• Noun (Position/Standing):
  • Công ty của họ đang lên vế trên thị trường. (Their company is gaining a stronger position in the market.)
  • Ông ấy là người ngang vế với giám đốc. (He is a person of equal standing to the director.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lép vế": To be in an inferior or weaker position; to be overshadowed.
  • Sản phẩm của họ lép vế so với đối thủ cạnh tranh. (Their product is overshadowed / in an inferior position compared to the competitor's.)
• "Mạnh vế": To be in a strong or powerful position.
  • Đội bóng đó rất mạnh vế khi thi đấu trên sân nhà. (That team is very strong / in a powerful position when playing at home.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bắp vế (n): A more specific term for the fleshy part of the thigh.
• Đùi (n): The general word for "thigh". While vế can mean thigh, đùi is more commonly used in everyday language for this meaning.

Synonyms

• For Thigh: .
• For Member/Side: (part, component, side).
• For Position: (position, status, influence).

Related Idioms

• "Khỏi lỗ vỗ vế": (Literally: Out of the hole, slap the thigh) An idiom meaning a problem is over, so one can relax or celebrate. Similar to "out of the woods."
  • Dự án đã hoàn thành, giờ thì khỏi lỗ vỗ vế thôi! (The project is finished, now we can breathe a sigh of relief!)

noun

1. thigh member influence, position