kinh giới

Mẹ hái lá kinh giới trong vườn để nấu canh.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Vietnamese balm: A small herbaceous plant, belonging to the mint family (Lamiaceae), with fragrant leaves used as a culinary herb and in traditional medicine.
   • Elsholtzia ciliata: The scientific name for the plant commonly known as Vietnamese balm or kinh giới.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Rau kinh giới thường được ăn sống với phở. (Vietnamese balm is often eaten fresh with pho.)
  • Lá kinh giới có mùi thơm rất đặc trưng. (Kinh giới leaves have a very distinctive fragrance.)
  • Bà tôi hay dùng kinh giới để nấu nước xông. (My grandmother often uses kinh giới to make steam bath water.)

Advanced Usage

• In traditional medicine, "kinh giới" is considered to have cooling and detoxifying properties.
  • Kinh giới được dùng trong các bài thuốc trị cảm mạo. (Kinh giới is used in remedies for the common cold.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây kinh giới (n): The kinh giới plant.
• Lá kinh giới (n): Kinh giới leaves.
• Rau kinh giới (n): Kinh giới herb, emphasizing its use as a vegetable or fresh herb.

Synonyms

• Vietnamese balm: Common English name.
• Elsholtzia ciliata: Botanical name.
• Culinary mint: A general descriptive term highlighting its use as a herb.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with "kinh giới," it is a staple in the Vietnamese saying about fresh herbs for noodle soups.
  • Phở ngon phải có đủ rau thơm: húng, quế, kinh giới... (Good pho must have a full set of herbs: basil, cinnamon basil, Vietnamese balm...)