tóc
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Definition
- 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.)