dâu
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Definition
Noun (Botany):
- Mulberry: A type of tree (genus Morus) whose leaves are used to feed silkworms, or the sweet, often dark-colored berry fruit it produces.
Noun (Family Relation):
- Daughter-in-law: The wife of one's son.
- Bride: A woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event.
Usage Examples
Noun (Botany):
- Lá dâu dùng để nuôi tằm. (Mulberry leaves are used to raise silkworms.)
- Tôi thích ăn quả dâu tây. (I like to eat strawberries.) (Note: 'dâu tây' is a compound for 'strawberry')
Noun (Family Relation):
- Cô ấy là dâu cả trong nhà. (She is the eldest daughter-in-law in the family.)
- Cô dâu trông thật lộng lẫy. (The bride looks gorgeous.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "dâu" is context-dependent. In family conversations, it almost always means "daughter-in-law." In agricultural or culinary contexts, it refers to the mulberry plant or fruit.
- "Con dâu" is a very common and polite term specifically for "daughter-in-law," emphasizing the familial relationship.
Variants and Related Words
- Dâu tây (n): Strawberry (literally "Western mulberry").
- Dâu tằm (n): Mulberry (specifically the plant/fruit for silkworms).
- Nhà dâu (n): The bride's family home or side.
- Rể (n): Son-in-law; bridegroom. Often paired with "dâu."
Synonyms
- Daughter-in-law: A spouse of one's child (son).
- Bride: A woman getting married.
- Mulberry: The tree or its fruit.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Rước dâu: To fetch the bride (a key wedding ritual where the groom's family goes to bring the bride to the wedding ceremony).
- Đoàn rước dâu đã đến. (The bridal procession has arrived.)
- Mẹ chồng nàng dâu: Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law (often referring to the complex relationship dynamic).
- Thảo dâu hiền rể: A filial daughter-in-law and a good-natured son-in-law (a phrase praising virtuous in-laws).
noun
- (Bot) mulberry. bride; daughter-in-law; son's wife
- cô dâu chú rểthe bride and the bridegoom