đay
Definition
Noun (Botany):
- Jute: A plant with a fibrous stem, cultivated for its strong, coarse fibers used to make burlap, sacks, rope, and similar products.
- Jute fiber: The durable fiber extracted from the stem of this plant.
Noun (Culinary):
- Jute mallow / Nalta jute: A leafy vegetable (species Corchorus olitorius), similar to the jute plant but cultivated primarily for its edible leaves, commonly used in soups and stews.
Verb:
- To nag / To harp on: To repeatedly mention a fault, mistake, or grievance with the intent to criticize, reproach, or annoy someone.
Usage Examples
Noun (Botany):
- Bao tải thường được dệt từ sợi đay. (Sacks are often woven from jute fiber.)
- Cây đay được trồng nhiều ở vùng này. (Jute plants are widely cultivated in this region.)
Noun (Culinary):
- Canh cua nấu với rau đay rất ngon. (Crab soup cooked with jute mallow is very delicious.)
Verb:
- Bà ấy cứ đay đi đay lại lỗi nhỏ của tôi. (She kept harping on my minor mistake.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb form "đay" is often used in the reduplicative form "đay đi đay lại" to emphasize persistent, annoying repetition.
- Anh ta đay đi đay lại chuyện cũ. (He nagged about the old story over and over.)
Variants and Related Words
Rau đay (n): Jute mallow (specifically the vegetable).
- Rau đay nấu canh rất mát. (Jute mallow soup is very cooling.)
Sợi đay (n): Jute fiber, jute thread.
- Sợi đay rất bền. (Jute fiber is very durable.)
Cây đay (n): The jute plant (for fiber).
- Cánh đồng cây đay. (A field of jute plants.)
Synonyms
- Noun (Fiber): jute, burlap fiber, gunny.
- Noun (Vegetable): jute mallow, nalta jute, Egyptian spinach, molokhia.
- Verb: to nag, to harp on, to reproach persistently, to dwell on.
Related Idioms
- Đay nghiến: To nag or scold someone relentlessly and harshly.
- Bố mẹ đay nghiến vì tôi về muộn. (My parents nagged me relentlessly for coming home late.)
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