Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cake, pastry, bread: A food item made from flour, rice, or other grains, often cooked and shaped, which can be sweet, savory, or fatty.
   • Cake, block, bar: A small, solid mass of a substance that has been pressed, molded, or stacked into a specific shape.
   • Wheel: A circular object that rotates on an axle, facilitating movement (often a shortened form of bánh xe).

Usage Examples

• Noun (Food):
  • Mẹ tôi làm bánh rất ngon. (My mother makes very delicious cakes.)
  • Chúng tôi thường ăn bánh mì cho bữa sáng. (We usually eat bread for breakfast.)
• Noun (Solid Mass):
  • Anh ấy mua một bánh xà phòng. (He bought a cake of soap.)
  • Trên bàn có một bánh thuốc lào. (There is a cake of tobacco on the table.)
• Noun (Wheel):
  • Xe đạp có hai bánh. (A bicycle has two wheels.)
  • Bánh xe trước bị xì hơi. (The front wheel is flat.)

Advanced Usage

• "bánh chưng": A traditional Vietnamese square sticky rice cake, often for Tết.
  • Gia đình tôi gói bánh chưng mỗi dịp Tết. (My family wraps bánh chưng every Tet holiday.)
• "bánh ít": A type of small, sticky rice cake.
  • Bánh ít lá gai là đặc sản miền Trung. (Bánh ít lá gai is a Central region specialty.)
• "trôi nổi bánh xe": Refers to a freewheeling or hub assembly in mechanics.
  • Cần kiểm tra trục và trôi nổi bánh xe. (The axle and wheel hub need to be checked.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bánh ngọt (n): Cake, pastry (specifically sweet).
  • Tiệm bánh ngọt đó rất nổi tiếng. (That pastry shop is very famous.)
• Bánh mì (n): Bread.
  • Bánh mì Sài Gòn rất ngon. (Saigon-style bread is very tasty.)
• Bánh xe (n): Wheel (full form).
  • Bánh xe ô tô cần được cân bằng. (Car wheels need to be balanced.)
• Bánh tráng (n): Rice paper.
  • Bánh tráng dùng để cuốn nem. (Rice paper is used to roll spring rolls.)

Synonyms

• Bánh ngọt / Bánh gatô: Cake (for sweet varieties).
• Ổ bánh mì: Loaf of bread.
• Vòng: Ring, circle (can be used metaphorically for wheel, but less common for the physical object).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Làm bánh: To make cakes/baked goods.
  • Cô ấy thích làm bánh vào cuối tuần. (She likes to bake on weekends.)
• Bán bánh: To sell cakes/baked goods.
  • Cửa hàng nhỏ đó chuyên bán bánh. (That small shop specializes in selling pastries.)
• Đạp bánh xe: To pedal (a bicycle).
  • Đứa trẻ đang tập đạp bánh xe. (The child is learning to pedal.)

Related Idioms

• "Đồng quà tấm bánh": A small gift or token of appreciation (literally: a coin, a piece of cake).
  • Chỉ là đồng quà tấm bánh để cảm ơn sự giúp đỡ của anh. (It's just a small token to thank you for your help.)
• "Không ai có thể quay ngược bánh xe lịch sử": No one can turn back the wheel of history.
  • Chúng ta phải tiến về phía trước, không ai có thể quay ngược bánh xe lịch sử. (We must move forward; no one can turn back the wheel of history.)

noun

1. Cake
   • gói bánh
     To wrap cakes (in leaves...)
   • nhân bánh
     cake-filling
   • bánh xà bông
     a cake of soap
   • bánh thuốc hút
     a cake of tobacco wheel
   • bánh xe trước
     front wheel
   • bánh xe sau
     rear wheel
   • không ai có thể quay ngược bánh xe lịch sử
     no one can turn back the wheel of history