dạ hương
Definition
- Noun:
- Night-blooming jasmine: A common name for several plant species, particularly Cestrum nocturnum, known for their intensely fragrant flowers that release their strongest scent at night.
- Evening fragrance: Literally translates to "night fragrance," referring to the characteristic sweet perfume emitted by these flowers after dusk.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong vườn nhà tôi có một bụi dạ hương. (In my garden, there is a night-blooming jasmine bush.)
- Hương thơm của dạ hương tỏa ra mạnh mẽ vào ban đêm. (The fragrance of the night-blooming jasmine spreads powerfully at night.)
Advanced Usage
"Hoa dạ hương": night-blooming jasmine flower.
- Hoa dạ hương có màu trắng hoặc xanh nhạt. (Night-blooming jasmine flowers are white or pale green.)
Used poetically to evoke a sense of mysterious, nocturnal beauty and scent.
- Bài thơ gợi lên hình ảnh và hương thơm của dạ hương trong đêm. (The poem evokes the image and scent of night-blooming jasmine in the evening.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cây dạ hương: night-blooming jasmine plant.
- Dạ lài: Another common Vietnamese name for the same or similar night-scented plants.
- Cestrum nocturnum: The scientific/botanical name for the most common plant referred to as "dạ hương."
Synonyms
- Hoa nhài ban đêm: night jasmine (a descriptive synonym).
- Galant-de-nuit: The French common name, as noted in the reference.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- While "dạ hương" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in literary and poetic contexts to symbolize subtle, captivating beauty that reveals itself in tranquility or darkness.
- Vẻ đẹp kín đáo như dạ hương. (A subtle beauty like that of night-blooming jasmine.)