Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bud, to sprout, to germinate: The primary meaning of "mọc mầm" is the process by which a seed begins to grow and develop a new shoot or bud. It describes the initial stage of a plant's growth from a seed, bulb, or tuber.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hạt đậu đã mọc mầm sau ba ngày. (The bean seed sprouted after three days.)
  • Củ khoai tây để lâu trong bếp có thể mọc mầm. (Potatoes left in the kitchen for a long time can sprout.)
  • Cây non mọc mầm từ mặt đất vào mùa xuân. (The young plant sprouted from the ground in spring.)

Advanced Usage

• "mọc mầm" used metaphorically: The phrase can describe the beginning or emergence of an idea, feeling, or movement.
  • Hy vọng mới đã mọc mầm trong lòng họ. (New hope has sprouted in their hearts.)
  • Ý tưởng cho cuốn sách bắt đầu mọc mầm. (The idea for the book began to germinate.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nảy mầm (v): to germinate, to sprout. This is a very close synonym.

  • Hạt giống cần nước và nhiệt độ để nảy mầm. (Seeds need water and temperature to germinate.)

• Mầm (n): a sprout, a bud, a shoot.

  • Mầm cây rất nhạy cảm. (The plant sprout is very sensitive.)

Synonyms

• Germinate: (of a seed) to begin to grow and put out shoots.
• Sprout: to produce shoots; to begin to grow.
• Bud: to form or produce a bud.

Related Idioms

• Mọc mầm trong đầu: An idiom meaning "to spring to mind" or "to germinate in one's head," referring to the birth of an idea.
  • Kế hoạch đó mọc mầm trong đầu anh ấy từ lâu. (That plan germinated in his head a long time ago.)

1. Bud, sprout