Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bluish green, jade green: "bích" describes a specific shade of green that has a bluish tint, often compared to the color of jade or emerald. It is a literary and somewhat archaic term in Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sân ngô cành bích đã chen lá vàng. (In the yard, the sterculia branches of bluish green were already interspersed with yellow leaves.)
  • Màu bích của viên ngọc thật đẹp. (The jade green color of the gem is very beautiful.)

Advanced Usage

• "màu bích": jade color, bluish-green color.
  • Bầu trời buổi sớm có màu bích nhạt. (The early morning sky has a light bluish-green hue.)
• "ngọc bích": jade (the gemstone). While this is a compound noun, it illustrates the root of the color term.
  • Chiếc vòng được làm từ ngọc bích. (The bracelet is made from jade.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biếc (adj): deep blue or green (often for sky or water). This is a more common, related color adjective.
  • Trời xanh biếc. (The sky is deep blue.)
• Xanh lơ (adj): cyan, light greenish-blue. A more modern color term.
• Xanh ngọc bích (adj): jade green. A fuller, more descriptive modern phrase.

Synonyms

• Xanh ngọc (adj): jade green.
• Xanh lục lam (adj): greenish-blue, cyan-blue (technical/color theory term).

Notes on Meaning

• Literary and Archaic: "Bích" is primarily found in classical poetry and literature. In modern spoken Vietnamese, phrases like "xanh ngọc bích" are more common to describe this color.
• Specific Hue: It refers precisely to the green color of high-quality jade, which is a cool, saturated green with a bluish undertone, not a pure green or a pure blue.

adj

1. Bluish green