lú nhú
Definition
- Adjective:
- Just emerging / barely visible: Describes something, typically small plants, sprouts, or objects, beginning to appear or poke out from a surface, often in a sparse, tentative, or scattered manner.
- Sprouting / budding: Refers specifically to the initial stage of growth where shoots or buds first become visible above the ground or from a stem.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hành lú nhú chưa ăn được. (The spring onions are just sprouting and are not ready to eat yet.)
- Những mầm cây lú nhú trên mặt đất. (The plant sprouts are just emerging from the ground.)
- Râu lú nhú trên cằm. (A stubble of beard is just appearing on the chin.)
Advanced Usage
- "lú nhú lên": to begin to sprout up, to start appearing.
- Cỏ dại đã lú nhú lên trong vườn. (Weeds have begun to sprout up in the garden.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhú lên (v): to protrude, to begin to emerge or stick out.
- Búp non nhú lên trên cành. (The new bud is protruding from the branch.)
Synonyms
- Sprouting: beginning to grow.
- Emerging: coming into view.
- Peeking out: just becoming visible.
Related Idioms
- Lú nhú như nấm mọc sau mưa: (To appear) like mushrooms after rain. This idiom describes many things or people appearing suddenly and in great numbers.
- Quán cà phê mới mọc lú nhú như nấm sau mưa. (New coffee shops are popping up like mushrooms after rain.)