Definition

1. Noun:
   • Three blades: A direct description of an object having three flat, thin, sharp parts, typically for cutting or propelling.
   • Three leaves: A direct description of a plant structure consisting of three leaflets (e.g., like a clover).
   • Three petals: A direct description of a flower with three petal structures.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cánh quạt máy bay này có thiết kế ba lá. (This airplane propeller has a three-blade design.)
  • Cô ấy tìm thấy một cây cỏ ba lá may mắn. (She found a lucky three-leaf clover.)
  • Đóa hoa nhỏ màu trắng có ba lá. (The small white flower has three petals.)

Advanced Usage

• "xuồng ba lá": A specific type of small, flat-bottomed wooden boat, traditionally propelled by a single oar with three blades. The term names the boat based on its defining characteristic.
  • Ngư dân dùng xuồng ba lá để di chuyển trên sông. (Fishermen use a three-blade sampan to move on the river.)
• "cái trâm ba lá" / "kẹp ba lá": A hairpin or clip with three prongs or decorative elements arranged like blades or leaves.
  • Cô ấy cài cái trâm ba lá lên tóc. (She pinned the three-blade hairpin in her hair.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hai lá (adj/n): Two-bladed, two-leaf, two-petaled.
• Bốn lá (adj/n): Four-bladed, four-leaf, four-petaled.
• Đa lá (adj): Multi-bladed, multi-leaf.

Synonyms

• Có ba cánh (adj): Having three blades/wings.
• Có ba cánh hoa (adj): Having three petals.

Related Phrases

• Cỏ ba lá (n): Clover (literally "three-leaf grass").
• Chong chóng ba lá (n): Three-bladed pinwheel.

1. three-blade
   • xuồng ba lá
     A sampan
   • cái trâm ba lá
     A three-blade hairpin