lục bình
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Definition
- Noun:
- Water hyacinth: A free-floating perennial aquatic plant (scientific name: Eichhornia crassipes) with thick, glossy leaves and showy lavender flowers. It is known for its rapid growth and often forms dense mats on the surface of freshwater bodies.
- A type of floating plant: In general Vietnamese usage, "lục bình" refers to this specific, common floating plant found in rivers, ponds, and canals throughout Vietnam.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mặt hồ phủ đầy lục bình. (The lake surface is covered with water hyacinth.)
- Lục bình sinh trưởng rất nhanh ở vùng nước tĩnh. (Water hyacinth grows very quickly in still water.)
- Hoa lục bình có màu tím nhạt rất đẹp. (The water hyacinth flower has a very beautiful light purple color.)
Advanced Usage
"Bèo lục bình": A common compound name emphasizing its floating nature ("bèo" means duckweed or floating plant).
- Kênh rạch ở miền Tây ngập tràn bèo lục bình. (The canals in the Mekong Delta are overflowing with water hyacinth.)
Used metaphorically to describe something that spreads quickly or covers a surface.
- Tin đồn lan nhanh như lục bình. (The rumor spread as fast as water hyacinth.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bèo tây: A common synonym for "lục bình" in Northern Vietnam.
- Bèo Nhật Bản: Another less common name.
- Eichhornia crassipes: The scientific name.
Synonyms
- Water hyacinth: The direct and most accurate English translation.
- Floating water hyacinth: Emphasizes its growth habit.
Related Phrases / Idioms
Trôi nổi như lục bình: To drift/float like water hyacinth. This idiom describes a life without stability or roots, constantly moving or adrift.
- Sau chiến tranh, cuộc đời ông trôi nổi như lục bình. (After the war, his life drifted like water hyacinth.)
Sống đời lục bình: To live a life like the water hyacinth (similar meaning to the above idiom).
- Những người di cư đôi khi cảm thấy mình sống đời lục bình. (Migrants sometimes feel they are living a rootless life.)
- (thực) water hyacinth