Definition

1. Noun:

   • Branch, Twig, Sprig: A secondary woody stem growing from the trunk or a main branch of a tree or plant. It can also refer to a smaller, slender offshoot.
   • Branch-like Object: Any long, slender object resembling the shape of a tree branch.

2. Adjective (less common):

   • Surfeited, Overly Full: The state of having eaten to complete satisfaction or excess.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chim đậu trên cành cây. (A bird perched on a tree branch.)
  • Cô ấy cắm một cành hoa vào lọ. (She put a sprig of flowers in a vase.)
  • Chiếc cành thoa bằng bạc rất tinh xảo. (The silver hairpin was very intricate.)
• Adjective:
  • Ăn xong bữa tiệc, ai nấy đều no cành. (After the feast, everyone was completely surfeited.)

Advanced Usage

• "cành vàng lá ngọc": A classical idiom meaning "golden branch, jade leaf," used to describe someone of royal or aristocratic lineage (blue blood, high-born).
  • Vị hoàng tử đó thuộc dòng dõi cành vàng lá ngọc. (That prince is of royal blood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhánh (n): Branch, bough; often used interchangeably with "cành" but can imply a smaller division or a branch in a metaphorical sense (e.g., a branch of knowledge).
• Ngành (n): Branch, sector, field (used for non-physical divisions like a branch of industry or science).

Synonyms

• Branch: A main division of a plant stem.
• Twig: A very small, thin branch.
• Sprig: A small stem bearing leaves or flowers.
• Limb: A large primary branch of a tree.

Related Idioms

• "Quả trĩu cành": Literally "fruit weighing down the branch," meaning a very bountiful harvest or a state of great abundance.
  • Vườn cam năm nay quả trĩu cành. (The orange orchard has branches heavily laden with fruit this year.)

noun

1. Branch, twig, sprig
   • cành cây
     a branch of tree
   • cành hoa
     a sprig of flowers
   • cành vàng lá ngọc
     royal or aristocratic blood, blue blood, high-born

adj

1. Surfeited
   • ăn no cành
     to be surfeited with food, to have eaten more than one's fill