Definition

1. Verb:
   • To mince and shape into balls/patties: The action of finely chopping or grinding meat (or other ingredients) and then forming it into small, round shapes like balls or patties.
   • To make meatballs/patties: Specifically describes the combined process of mincing meat and forming it into the final product.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mẹ tôi đang băm viên thịt để nấu canh. (My mother is mincing and shaping meat into balls to cook soup.)
  • Công đoạn băm viên đòi hỏi sự tỉ mỉ. (The process of making meatballs requires meticulousness.)

Advanced Usage

• "thịt băm viên": This is a common noun phrase meaning "minced and shaped meat" or "meat prepared for making balls/patties." It refers to the raw, processed meat ready for cooking.
  • Tôi mua 500 gram thịt băm viên ở chợ. (I bought 500 grams of minced meat for patties at the market.)

Variants and Related Words

• Băm (verb): To chop finely or to mince.
  • băm thịt (to mince meat)
• Viên (noun): A small, round piece; a ball or pellet. Often used as a classifier for round objects.
  • viên thuốc (a pill), viên thịt (a meatball)
• Thịt viên (noun): Meatball. This refers to the finished, cooked product.
  • Canh thịt viên mẹ nấu rất ngon. (The meatball soup my mom cooks is delicious.)

Synonyms

• Làm thịt viên: To make meatballs (a more descriptive synonym).
• Vo viên: To shape into balls (specifically the shaping action, often used after the mincing is done).

Related Phrases

• Băm nhỏ và vo viên: To mince finely and roll into balls (a more detailed phrase for the same process).
  • Công thức yêu cầu băm nhỏ và vo viên thịt. (The recipe requires you to mince finely and roll the meat into balls.)

1. Thịt băm viên + Patties of minced meat