cay chua

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cay chua

Nước chấm này có vị cay chua rất đặc trưng của miền Trung.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Sour and spicy; pungent: Describes a taste that combines sourness (like vinegar or unripe fruit) and spiciness (like chili or pepper). This is the primary, literal meaning.
    • Bitter and resentful; acrimonious: Describes a feeling, attitude, or speech that is sharp, bitter, and full of resentment or sarcasm. This is a figurative extension of the taste.
Usage Examples
  • Literal (Taste):
    • Món nộm này có vị cay chua rất đặc trưng. (This salad has a very distinctive sour and spicy taste.)
    • Nước chấm cần có độ cay chua vừa phải. (The dipping sauce needs to have a moderate level of pungency [sour and spicy flavor].)
  • Figurative (Emotion/Speech):
    • Sau cuộc tranh cãi, cô ấy nói những lời cay chua. (After the argument, she spoke bitter and acrimonious words.)
    • Anh ấy đón nhận thất bại với một nụ cười cay chua. (He accepted the failure with a wry, bitter smile.)
Advanced Usage
  • "cay chua" as a noun phrase: While primarily an adjective, it can function nominally to refer to the concept itself.
    • Sự cay chua trong giọng nói của anh ta khiến mọi người khó chịu. (The bitterness/acrimony in his voice made everyone uncomfortable.)
  • Used to describe situations or memories that leave a bitter aftertaste.
    • Kỷ niệm cay chua đó vẫn còn ám ảnh cô. (That bitter/painful memory still haunts her.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Chua cay: This is the more common variant and is synonymous with "cay chua." The order of the words is interchangeable, with "chua cay" being slightly more frequent in modern usage. Both share the same literal and figurative meanings.
  • Cay: Spicy, hot (taste); sharp, stinging (feeling).
  • Chua: Sour (taste); acrid, sarcastic (tone).
Synonyms
  • Literal: Chanh chua, thèm thẳm (though these can also have figurative meanings).
  • Figurative: Đắng cay (bitter and spicy/painful), chua ngoa (sour and shrewish, often for speech), châm chọc (sarcastic, mocking).
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Chua ngoa cay nghiệt: Describes someone who is very sharp-tongued, acrimonious, and cruel in speech.
    • Bà ta nổi tiếng với tính cách chua ngoa cay nghiệt. (She is famous for her acrimonious and cruel disposition.)
  • Giọng điệu cay chua: A bitter, acrimonious tone of voice.
    • Đừng nói chuyện với tôi bằng giọng điệu cay chua như vậy. (Don't talk to me with such a bitter tone of voice.)
cay chua

Nước chấm này có vị cay chua rất đặc trưng của miền Trung.

  1. như chua cay

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