cúc đầu xuân
Definition
- Noun:
- Daisy: A small, common flowering plant, often with white petals and a yellow center, that blooms in early spring. This is the direct translation and primary botanical meaning.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên đồng cỏ, những bông cúc đầu xuân đang nở rộ. (In the meadow, the spring daisies are in full bloom.)
- Cúc đầu xuân là loài hoa báo hiệu mùa xuân về. (The spring daisy is a flower that signals the arrival of spring.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is a compound noun in Vietnamese, literally meaning "spring-beginning daisy," which poetically emphasizes its role as an early spring flower. It is used more in literary or descriptive contexts than in strict botanical classification.
Variants and Related Words
Hoa cúc (n): chrysanthemum, a different but related flower in the daisy family.
- Hoa cúc vàng thường được dùng trong lễ Vu Lan. (Yellow chrysanthemums are often used during Vu Lan festival.)
Pâquerette (n): This is the French loanword found in some older Vietnamese dictionaries, specifically referring to the common daisy (Bellis perennis).
Synonyms
- Daisy: The general English term for this type of flower.
- Common daisy: Specifies the typical wild species.
- Bellis perennis: The Latin botanical name.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with , the flower is often associated with themes of simplicity, innocence, and the fresh beginnings of spring in Vietnamese poetry and prose.