bèo Tây
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Definition
- Noun:
- Water hyacinth: "bèo Tây" refers to a free-floating aquatic plant with thick, glossy leaves and showy lavender flowers, known scientifically as Eichhornia crassipes.
- Common name: It is the common Vietnamese name for this plant, which is also known as "bèo Nhật Bản" (Japanese water hyacinth) or "lục bình".
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mặt hồ phủ đầy bèo Tây. (The lake surface is covered with water hyacinth.)
- Bèo Tây sinh sản rất nhanh. (Water hyacinth reproduces very quickly.)
- Người ta dùng bèo Tây để làm thức ăn cho gia súc. (People use water hyacinth to make feed for livestock.)
Advanced Usage
- "trôi nổi như bèo Tây": to drift aimlessly like water hyacinth (an idiom describing a rootless, unstable life).
- Sau chiến tranh, cuộc sống của nhiều người trôi nổi như bèo Tây. (After the war, the lives of many people drifted aimlessly like water hyacinth.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bèo Nhật Bản (n): Japanese water hyacinth. A synonym for "bèo Tây".
- Lục bình (n): Another common Vietnamese name for the same plant.
- Bèo cái (n): A different, larger type of water fern (genus ).
- Bèo tấm (n): Duckweed (a much smaller floating plant).
Synonyms
- Water hyacinth: The direct English translation.
- Eichhornia crassipes: The scientific name.
Related Phrases
- Cánh bèo (n): Literally "water hyacinth petal"; sometimes used poetically to describe something delicate or floating.
- Bèo dạt mây trôi (idiom): An idiom meaning "to drift like water hyacinth and clouds", describing a fate of wandering and uncertainty.
- như bèo Nhật Bản