bồ hòn

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bồ hòn

Người đàn ông ngồi một mình với vẻ mặt bồ hòn.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Soapberry tree: A type of tree (genus Sapindus), whose fruit is known as the soapberry.
    • Soapberry: The fruit of the soapberry tree, which is bitter and was historically used like soap.
    • A metaphor for bitterness or hidden sorrow: Used figuratively to represent a bitter experience or a sorrow that one must endure silently.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Quả bồ hòn có thể dùng để tẩy rửa. (Soapberries can be used for cleaning.)
    • Anh ấy đang ngậm bồ hòn, chịu đựng mọi chuyện một mình. (He is 'holding a soapberry in his mouth,' enduring everything alone.)
    • Câu tục ngữ "ngậm bồ hòn làm ngọt" khuyên người ta nên nhẫn nhịn. (The proverb "to hold a bitter soapberry and make it sweet" advises people to be patient.)
Advanced Usage
  • "ngậm bồ hòn" / "ngậm quả bồ hòn": An idiom meaning to endure bitterness or hardship in silence, to grin and bear it.
    • Sau thất bại, ông ấy chỉ biết ngậm bồ hòn mà sống. (After the failure, he could only live by swallowing his bitterness.)
  • "đắng như bồ hòn": As bitter as a soapberry; used to describe something extremely bitter or a very bitter experience.
    • Lời từ chối ấy đắng như bồ hòn. (That rejection was as bitter as a soapberry.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Cây bồ hòn: Soapberry tree.
  • Quả bồ hòn: Soapberry (fruit).
  • Họ bồ hòn (Sapindaceae): The soapberry family of plants.
Synonyms
  • Khổ đau: Suffering, pain.
  • Đắng cay: Bitterness, hardship (used for experiences).
  • Nhẫn nhịn: Endurance, forbearance (the act implied by the idiom).
Related Idioms
  • "Ngậm bồ hòn làm ngọt": Literally "to hold a soapberry and make it sweet." Means to patiently endure a bitter situation, to put a brave face on hardships.
    • Cuộc sống khó khăn, bà ấy vẫn ngậm bồ hòn làm ngọt nuôi con. (Life was hard, but she still bore her hardships patiently to raise her children.)
  • "Khi thương củ ấu cũng tròn, khi ghét bồ hòn cũng méo": A folk saying meaning "When you love someone, even a water chestnut seems round; when you hate someone, even a soapberry seems misshapen." Illustrates how love and hate bias perception.
bồ hòn

Người đàn ông ngồi một mình với vẻ mặt bồ hòn.

noun
  1. Soapberry (-tree)
    • ngậm bồ hòn làm ngọt
      to swallow a bitter pill
    • khi thương củ ấu cũng tròn, khi ghét bồ hòn cũng méo
      love rounds square things, hatred squares round things

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