Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Succulent; juicy; plump: Describes something, typically a fruit, plant, or part of the body, that is filled with liquid, giving it a full, swollen, and often ripe or appealing appearance.
   • Swollen (with pus/fluid): Describes a sore, boil, or similar condition that is inflamed and filled with pus or other liquid.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (succulent):
  • Chùm nho chín mọng. (A bunch of ripe, succulent grapes.)
  • Cây mọng nước. (A succulent plant.)
• Adjective (swollen):
  • Nhọt mọng mủ. (A boil swollen with pus.)

Advanced Usage

• "mòng mọng" (reduplicated, slightly diminished intensity): Somewhat plump or succulent; a little bit swollen with liquid.
  • Những quả cà chua còn mòng mọng nước. (The tomatoes are still somewhat juicy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mọng nước (adj): Succulent; specifically describes plants that store water in their tissues.
  • Xương rồng là loại cây mọng nước. (Cactus is a type of succulent plant.)

Synonyms

• Juicy: Full of juice.
• Plump: Full and rounded in shape.
• Turgid: Swollen and distended, often from fluid.
• Gorged (with water): Filled with liquid.

Notes on Meaning

The word "mọng" primarily conveys a visual and tactile quality of being engorged with liquid. Its positive connotation relates to the ripeness and desirability of fruits. Its negative connotation relates to medical conditions involving infection and swelling. The context of the noun it modifies determines which meaning is active.

1. Succlent
   • Chùm nho chín mọng
     A bunch of ripe and succulent grapes
   • Cây mọng nước
     A succulent plant, a succulent
2. Swollen, bursting (with a liquid)
   • Nhọn mọng mủ
     Aboil taht is swollen with pus
   • Mòng mọng (láy, ý giảm)
     Somewhat suuculent