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Cây bấc mọc thành bụi ven bờ ao.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Rush (plant): A type of herbaceous plant that grows in clumps, with a spongy pith inside its stem.
    • Wick: A strip of porous material (traditionally made from rush pith or cotton) that draws up fuel to be burned in an oil lamp or lighter.
    • Pith: The soft, spongy central tissue of a plant stem, especially of a rush or reed.
    • North-easterly monsoon: The cold, dry wind from the northeast that blows in Vietnam during the winter months (often called "gió bấc").
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Plant):
    • Cây bấc thường mọc ven bờ ao. (The rush plant often grows on pond banks.)
  • Noun (Wick):
    • ngoại khêu bấc đèn cho sáng hơn. (My grandmother trimmed the lamp wick to make it brighter.)
    • Anh ấy thay bấc bật lửa mới. (He replaced the lighter wick.)
  • Noun (Pith):
    • Bấc sậy rất nhẹ xốp. (Reed pith is very light and spongy.)
  • Noun (Wind):
    • Gió bấc về báo hiệu mùa đông đã tới. (The north-easterly wind signals that winter has arrived.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Nhẹ như bấc": An idiom meaning "as light as a feather" or "very light," comparing lightness to the rush pith.
    • Chiếc áo lông này nhẹ như bấc. (This down jacket is as light as a feather.)
  • "Đặt bấc" (Medical term): To insert a wick (a gauze strip) into a wound for drainage.
    • Bác sĩ phải đặt bấc để vết thương mau lành. (The doctor had to insert a wick so the wound would heal quickly.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bấc đèn: Specifically refers to a lamp wick.
  • Bấc bật lửa: Specifically refers to a lighter wick.
  • Bấc sậy / Bấc cây: Refers to plant pith.
  • Gió bấc: Specifically refers to the north-easterly monsoon wind.
Synonyms
  • Mèche (from French): Wick.
  • Lõi: Core, pith (in a general sense for plants).
  • Gió mùa Đông Bắc: North-east monsoon wind (full term for "gió bấc").
Related Idioms
  • "Oan như bấc": An idiom from the folk verse "" ("The unripe wick won't burn, oh oil, you are wronged"), used to describe an unjust blame or grievance.
    • Anh ta bị đuổi việc thật oan như bấc. (He was fired, which was a complete injustice.)
bấc

Cây bấc mọc thành bụi ven bờ ao.

noun
  1. Rush
    • nhẹ như bấc
      light as rush pith, light as feather
  2. Wick (made of rush pith or other spongy material)
    • bấc đèn
      a lamp wick
    • bấc bật lửa
      a lighter wick
  3. Pith
    • bấc sậy
      reed pith
  4. North-easterly monsoon, north-easter