đớn

Thân thiện

Người nông dân đang kiểm tra chất lượng gạo và nhận thấy gạo bị đớn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Broken (said of rice): Describes rice that contains a high proportion of broken grains, indicating lower quality or a specific milling process.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gạo này hơi đớn, không được nguyên hạt. (This rice is a bit broken, not whole grains.)
  • Giá gạo đớn thường rẻ hơn gạo nguyên hạt. (The price of broken rice is usually cheaper than whole grain rice.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Agricultural Context: Used to classify rice quality based on the percentage of broken kernels after milling. It is a standard term in agriculture and commerce.
  • Tỷ lệ gạo đớn sau khi xay xát là 15%. (The percentage of broken rice after milling is 15%.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gạo tấm (n): Literally "rice fragments," a more common everyday term for broken rice, often used for specific dishes.
  • Cơm tấm là món ăn làm từ gạo tấm. (Broken rice is a dish made from broken rice grains.)
• Vỡ (adj/v): To break/shatter. While "vỡ" is a general verb for breaking, "đớn" is a specific adjective for describing the state of milled rice.

Synonyms

• Bể (adj, Southern Vietnamese dialect): Broken. Can be used similarly for rice but is less specific than "đớn."
• Vỡ nát (adj): Shattered, broken into pieces. More intense than "đớn."

Notes on Meaning

• Specificity: The word "đớn" is highly specific to the context of rice grains. It is not typically used for other broken objects.
• Connotation: It is a neutral, descriptive term indicating a physical state (the presence of broken pieces), often associated with lower economic value compared to whole grain rice.

Học thuật

1. Broken (nói về gạo)