chín nhừ
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Definition
Adjective: - Overcooked to the point of being very soft and tender: Describes food, especially meat or vegetables, that has been cooked for a long time until it is extremely soft, often falling apart easily. This can be a desired texture in certain dishes or an unintended result of cooking for too long.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Thịt kho phải ninh cho chín nhừ mới ngon. (Braised pork must be stewed until overdone/very tender to be delicious.)
- Rau củ hầm chín nhừ rất dễ ăn cho người già. (Stewed vegetables that are very soft are easy to eat for the elderly.)
- Nồi canh xương bị nấu chín nhừ mất ngon. (The pot of bone soup was cooked to mush and lost its flavor.)
Advanced Usage
- Implied Process: The term often implies a slow, prolonged cooking method like stewing, braising, or simmering.
- Món này ngon là nhờ ninh chín nhừ. (This dish is delicious thanks to being simmered until falling apart.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chín dừ: A variant form with the same meaning as "chín nhừ".
- Chín mềm: Cooked until soft (can be a synonym, though "chín nhừ" implies a greater degree of softness).
- Chín tới: Cooked just right, al dente (antonym in context).
- Nát nhừ: Mashed or pulverized into a soft mass (can describe food or other things).
Synonyms
- Nát bấy: Mashed to pieces, pulpy.
- Mềm nhũn: Very soft, mushy.
Related Phrases
- Ninh nhừ: To stew/braise until very tender.
- Phải ninh nhừ thịt bò trong vài giờ. (You must stew until very tender the beef for a few hours.)
- Hầm nhừ: To simmer/stew until very tender (similar to "ninh nhừ").
- Món thịt kho tàu được hầm nhừ. (The Chinese-style braised pork is simmered until very tender.)
Related Idioms
- While not a direct idiom, the state of being "chín nhừ" can be used metaphorically in casual speech to describe a person who is extremely tired or physically exhausted.
- Làm việc cả ngày, tôi mệt nát người (mệt nhừ). (Working all day, I am dead tired.) (Note: "mệt nhừ" is a common colloquial extension of this concept.)
- Overdone