chi tử
Definition
- Noun:
- Gardenia fruit: The fruit of the gardenia plant (Gardenia jasminoides), used in traditional medicine and sometimes as a dye.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chi tử được sử dụng trong các bài thuốc Đông y. (Gardenia fruit is used in traditional Eastern medicine remedies.)
- Màu vàng của chi tử có thể dùng để nhuộm. (The yellow color from gardenia fruit can be used for dyeing.)
Advanced Usage
- "quả chi tử": This is a more specific variant meaning "gardenia fruit," identical to the core meaning of "chi tử."
- Quả chi tử có vị đắng, tính hàn. (Gardenia fruit has a bitter taste and cold properties.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dành dành: A common Vietnamese name for the gardenia plant, which bears the fruit.
- Gardenia jasminoides: The scientific name for the plant species.
Synonyms
- Gardenia fruit: The direct English translation.
- Cape jasmine fruit: Another common English name for the fruit of this plant.
Related Phrases
- "bài thuốc có chi tử": a medicinal formula containing gardenia fruit.
- Ông ấy đang tìm một bài thuốc có chi tử. (He is looking for a medicinal formula containing gardenia fruit.)
Related Idioms
(This term is a specific botanical/pharmacological noun and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)