bùi

Thân thiện

Lạc rang có vị bùi và thơm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a buttery taste: Describes a pleasant, mildly rich, and slightly fatty flavor, often found in nuts like peanuts or chestnuts. It is not greasy but rather a smooth, enjoyable taste that develops when chewing.
   • Pleasantly nutty or savory: Refers to a delicate, agreeable taste characteristic of certain nuts and seeds.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lạc càng nhai càng thấy bùi. (The more you chew peanuts, the more buttery they taste.)
  • Hạt dẻ nướng có vị bùi và thơm. (Roasted chestnuts have a buttery and fragrant flavor.)
  • Món này ăn rất bùi miệng. (This dish has a very pleasant, rich taste.)

Advanced Usage

• "bùi bùi": Reduplicated form to emphasize the pleasant, mild richness of the taste.

  • Bánh làm từ hạt mắc ca có vị bùi bùi. (The cake made from macadamia nuts has a nicely buttery taste.)

• "ngọt bùi": A compound describing a combined taste of sweetness and rich, buttery savoriness, often used metaphorically for life's bittersweet experiences.

  • Cuộc sống có ngọt có bùi. (Life has its sweet and rich moments.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bùi ngùi (adj): This is a distinct, homophonic word meaning "emotionally moved," "melancholy," or "nostalgic." It is not related to taste.
  • Cô ấy bùi ngùi nhớ lại kỷ niệm xưa. (She felt nostalgic remembering old memories.)

Synonyms

• Buttery: Having a taste or texture like butter.
• Nutty: Tasting like nuts.
• Savory: Pleasantly flavorful, not sweet.

Related Idioms

• Ngọt bùi sẻ chia: To share both sweet and bitter experiences; to share life's joys and hardships.
  • Vợ chồng cùng nhau trải qua ngọt bùi sẻ chia. (The husband and wife go through life's sweet and bitter times together.)

Học thuật

adj

1. Having a buttery taste
   • lạc càng nhai càng thấy bùi
     the more one chews groundnuts, the more buttery taste they have