cải dại
Definition
- Noun:
- Wild mustard: A common name for various uncultivated plants in the mustard family (Brussicaceae), often considered weeds. They are characterized by small yellow flowers and pungent leaves or seeds.
- Field mustard: Refers specifically to plants like Sinapis arvensis, which grow in fields and disturbed ground.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong vườn mọc đầy cải dại. (The garden is full of wild mustard.)
- Hoa cải dại có màu vàng tươi. (Wild mustard flowers are bright yellow.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used to describe something common, uncultivated, or growing untended.
- Ý tưởng đó mọc lên như cải dại. (That idea sprouted like wild mustard.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cải: A general term for mustard, greens, or cultivated brassicas (e.g., - choy sum, - mustard greens).
- Cải hoang: A synonym meaning "wild brassica" or "feral mustard."
Synonyms
- Wild mustard
- Field mustard
- Charlock (a common name for )
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with , the plant's nature as a pervasive weed can be referenced metaphorically to describe something that spreads rapidly and is hard to control.
- Tin đồn lan như cải dại. (The rumor spread like wild mustard.)