chín nẫu

chín nẫu

Những quả chuối này đã chín nẫu, có thể dùng để làm bánh.

Definitions
  1. Adjective:
    • Overripe, very ripe: Describes fruit or produce that has ripened to an extreme degree, often to the point of being soft, mushy, or beginning to ferment.
    • Perfectly ripe: In some contexts, it can imply a state of ideal, full ripeness, especially for certain fruits where a very soft texture is desired.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Những quả chuối này đã chín nẫu, có thể dùng để làm bánh. (These bananas are overripe and can be used to make cake.)
    • Quả xoài chín nẫu, thơm lừng cả nhà. (The mango is perfectly ripe, its fragrance fills the whole house.)
    • Trái cây để lâu ngày đã chín nẫu, không ăn được nữa. (The fruit left for many days has become overripe and is no longer edible.)
Advanced Usage

  • "chín nẫu cây": This phrase emphasizes natural ripening on the tree or plant, as opposed to being picked and ripened off the plant.

    • Loại sầu riêng này ngon nhất khi được để chín nẫu cây. (This type of durian is best when left to ripen fully on the tree.)

  • "chín nẫu đến độ...": Ripe to the point that...

    • Những quả cà chua chín nẫu đến độ chỉ cần chạm nhẹ là vỡ. (The tomatoes are so overripe that they burst at the slightest touch.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Chín (adj): Ripe. The base word.
  • Chín mùi (adj): Often used similarly to "chín nẫu" for fruits; can also be used metaphorically for ideas or plans being fully developed ("ripe").
  • Chín rục (adj): An even stronger term than "chín nẫu," implying the fruit is so ripe it's falling apart or rotting.
  • Ủng (adj): Spoiled, rotten (a more general term for decay, not specifically from overripening).
Synonyms
  • Chín muồi: Fully ripe, mature (often used for fruits and metaphorically).
  • Chín rộ: Ripe in abundance (describes a season or state where many fruits are ripe at once).
  • Quá chín: Overripe (a more direct, descriptive synonym).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Chín nẫu" is an adjective and does not form phrasal verbs. The related phrases are fixed descriptive phrases.) - Để cho chín nẫu: To let (something) become overripe. - Bà thường để chuối cho chín nẫu rồi mới làm kem. (She usually lets the bananas become overripe before making ice cream.)

Related Idioms
  • "Chín nẫu như ...": (As) overripe as ... (Used in similes for emphasis).
    • Trái hồng chín nẫu như mật. (The persimmon is as perfectly ripe as honey.)
  • "Chờ cho chín nẫu": To wait until fully ripe/developed. Can be used literally for fruit or figuratively for waiting for the perfect moment.
    • Đừng vội hái, hãy chờ cho nó chín nẫu đã. (Don't pick it hastily; wait for it to become fully ripe first.)