Definition

Noun: - A bowl of rice: A specific, served portion of cooked rice contained in a bowl, typically ready for eating. This term emphasizes the rice as a prepared food item in its common serving vessel.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mỗi người được phát một chén cơm. (Each person was given a bowl of rice.)
  • Chén cơm này còn nóng. (This bowl of rice is still hot.)
  • Anh ấy ăn ba chén cơm mỗi bữa. (He eats three bowls of rice per meal.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can symbolize a basic meal, sustenance, or livelihood in a broader, often emotional or cultural context.
  • Chén cơm của người lao động. (The laborer's bowl of rice / means of livelihood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bát cơm (n): A synonym for "chén cơm"; "bát" is more common in Northern Vietnam, while "chén" is more common in Southern Vietnam.

  • Mẹ dọn bát cơm lên bàn. (Mother set the bowl of rice on the table.)

• Cơm (n): Rice; the cooked grain itself, without specifying the serving container.

  • Cơm rất ngon. (The rice is delicious.)

Synonyms

• Bowl of rice: The direct English equivalent.
• Portion of rice: Emphasizes the served amount.

Related Idioms

• Đầu đội trời, chân đạp đất, tay bưng chén cơm: A saying describing self-reliance and the dignity of earning one's own living ("Head holding up the sky, feet treading the earth, hands holding a bowl of rice").

noun

1. Bowl of rice