xước mang rô
Definition
- Noun:
- A minor, often painful, skin injury where a thin strip of skin at the edge of a fingernail or toenail (the cuticle or sidewall) is torn or peeled back. It is commonly known as a hangnail in English.
Usage Examples
- (She has a hangnail on her thumb.)
- (Hangnails often occur in winter when the skin is dry.)
- (Don't pull the hangnail; use nail clippers to trim it.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is specific and medical in origin, describing a precise type of minor trauma to the periungual skin (skin around the nail).
Variants and Related Words
- Măng rô: This is a variant spelling sometimes encountered.
- Xước da quanh móng: A descriptive phrase meaning "torn skin around the nail," which is synonymous.
Synonyms
- Hangnail: The direct and most common English equivalent.
- Agnail: An older, less common English term for the same condition.
- Torn cuticle: A descriptive synonym.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms specifically using the phrase "xước mang rô." The term is used literally to describe the physical condition.
