chín

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Chín quả táo đỏ mọng nằm trong giỏ mây.

Definition

1. Number:

   • Nine: The cardinal number equal to 8 + 1.
   • Ninth: The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number nine.

2. Adjective:

   • Ripe: (Of fruit) fully developed and ready to be eaten, typically having softened and developed color, flavor, and aroma.
   • Cooked/Done: (Of food) having been prepared with heat to a state where it is safe and pleasant to eat.
   • Mature/Well-considered: (Of thoughts, plans, ideas) thoroughly thought through, considered from all angles.
   • Suppurated: (Of a boil, abscess) having come to a head, ready to burst or be lanced.
   • Flushed: (Of a face) reddened, typically from embarrassment or strong emotion.

Usage Examples

• Number:

  • Một, hai, ba, bốn, năm, sáu, bảy, tám, chín. (One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.)
  • Đây là lần thứ chín tôi đến thăm thành phố này. (This is the ninth time I have visited this city.)

• Adjective:

  • Những trái xoài này đã chín vàng. (These mangoes are ripe and yellow.)
  • Cơm chín rồi, mọi người ăn đi. (The rice is cooked/done, everyone please eat.)
  • Anh ấy có một kế hoạch rất chín chắn. (He has a very mature/well-considered plan.)
  • Mặt cô ấy chín bừng vì ngượng. (Her face flushed crimson with embarrassment.)

Advanced Usage

• "chín bỏ làm mười": An idiom meaning "to let nine become ten," i.e., to be tolerant, to overlook minor faults, to forgive and forget for the sake of harmony.

  • Trong cuộc sống chung, đôi khi cần biết chín bỏ làm mười. (In communal living, sometimes one needs to know how to be tolerant.)

• "chín người mười ý": An idiom meaning "nine people, ten opinions," used to describe a situation where everyone has a different idea or opinion.

  • Dự án bị trì hoãn vì chín người mười ý. (The project was delayed because there were too many differing opinions.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chín muồi (adj): Fully ripe; (figuratively) fully mature or ready (e.g., for an opportunity, a revolution).

  • Thời cơ cách mạng đã chín muồi. (The time for revolution was ripe.)

• Chín chắn (adj): Mature, sensible, prudent (usually describing a person's character or behavior).

  • Cô ấy cư xử rất chín chắn so với tuổi. (She behaves very maturely for her age.)

• Nấu chín (v): To cook (something) until done.

  • Nhớ nấu chín kỹ thịt gà. (Remember to cook the chicken thoroughly.)

Synonyms

• Number: Ninth (for ordinal).
• Adjective: Ripe → mature, ready. Cooked → done, prepared. Mature → thoughtful, considered. Flushed → reddened, blushing.

Related Idioms

• Chín tầng mây: Literally "nine layers of clouds," meaning very high up, cloud-capped, or a state of great happiness (as if on cloud nine).

  • Sau khi đỗ đại học, tâm trạng cậu ấy lên tận chín tầng mây. (After passing the university entrance exam, his spirits were on cloud nine.)

• Chín chết một sống: Literally "nine parts dead, one part alive," meaning in a critical condition, at death's door.

  • Sau tai nạn, anh ta chín chết một sống. (After the accident, he was at death's door.)

Học thuật

number

1. Nine, ninth
   • một trăm lẻ chín
     a hundred and nine
   • hai nghìn chín
     two thousand nine hundred
   • rằm tháng chín
     the 15th day of the ninth month
   • chín người mười ý
     Nine men, ten opinions; so many men, so many opinions
   • chín từng mây
     cloud-touching, cloud-topped, cloud-capped
   • chín bỏ làm mười
     to easily let pass (others' mistakes...), to tolerate
   • đoàn kết không phải là bất cứ cái gì cũng chín bỏ làm mười cho qua chuyện
     Solidarity does not mean easily letting pass any mistakes of others as past things