hường

Thân thiện

Hoa hường nở rộ trong vườn nhà.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rose: A type of fragrant flower, often with thorns, belonging to the genus Rosa. This is a regional/dialectal variant of the more common word "hồng".
   • The color pink/rosy: A light red color, similar to that of a rose.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Flower):

  • Cô ấy được tặng một bó hoa hường. (She was given a bouquet of roses.)
  • Hương thơm của bông hường lan tỏa khắp vườn. (The fragrance of the rose filled the garden.)

• Noun (Color):

  • Cô ấy thích mặc áo màu hường. (She likes to wear clothes in a rosy/pink color.)
  • Bầu trời buổi hoàng hôn nhuộm một màu hường. (The sky at sunset was tinged with a rosy hue.)

Advanced Usage

• "hường hường": Describes a light, delicate shade of pink.
  • Căn phòng được sơn màu hường hường rất dịu mắt. (The room painted in a soft, rosy pink is very easy on the eyes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hồng: The standard and more common word for "rose" and the color "pink". "Hường" is considered a dialectal or poetic synonym.
• Màu hường: The color pink/rose.
• Bông hường: A rose (flower). The structure "bông + flower name" is common in Southern Vietnamese.

Synonyms

• Hoa hồng: Rose (flower). This is the most standard term.
• Màu hồng: Pink color.
• Màu đào: Peach color (a similar light reddish color).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Thơm như hường: As fragrant as a rose. Used to describe a pleasant, sweet smell.
  • Mùi nước hoa này thơm như hường. (This perfume smells as sweet as a rose.)
• Hồng hường: A poetic compound referring to rosy/pink colors, often describing beauty or complexion.
  • Đôi má cô ấy ửng hồng hường. (Her cheeks were flushed a rosy pink.)

Học thuật

1. như hồng
   • Bông hường
     A rose