cành là

Con chim đậu trên cành là thấp.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A low branch, a lower branch: A branch that grows at a lower position on a tree or plant, often closer to the ground or the main trunk.
   • A leafy branch, a branch with leaves: A branch that bears leaves, emphasizing its foliage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con chim đậu trên cành là thấp. (The bird perched on a low branch.)
  • Cô ấy ngắt một cành là xanh tươi. (She plucked a fresh, leafy branch.)

Advanced Usage

• "cành là cành lộc": This phrase refers to branches, leaves, and buds, often symbolizing vitality, prosperity, and new growth, especially during the Lunar New Year (Tết).
  • Mọi người trang trí nhà cửa với cành là cành lộc. (People decorate their houses with branches, leaves, and buds.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cành (noun): Branch, twig.
  • Cành cây khô rất dễ gãy. (Dry tree branches are very brittle.)
• Lá (noun): Leaf.
  • Lá cây chuyển màu vào mùa thu. (Tree leaves change color in autumn.)
• Cành khô (noun): Dry branch, dead branch.
• Cành non (noun): Young branch, tender shoot.

Synonyms

• Nhánh cây: Tree branch.
• Nhánh lá: Leafy branch.

Related Phrases

• Cành cao: High branch (the opposite of ).
  • Quả chín thường ở cành cao. (Ripe fruit is often on the high branches.)

Related Idioms

• "Cành vàng lá ngọc": Literally "golden branches, jade leaves"; a metaphor for royalty, nobility, or people of high status and privilege.
  • Gia đình đó được coi như cành vàng lá ngọc. (That family is considered like royalty / golden branches and jade leaves.)