me
/mi:/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Mother, Mom: A familiar and affectionate term for one's mother, commonly used by children or in informal family contexts.
- Tamarind: A tropical tree (Tamarindus indica) or its edible, sour fruit, commonly used in cooking.
Noun (obsolete/regional):
- Calf: A young bovine animal, especially a young cow or bull.
Usage Examples
Noun (Mother):
- Me ơi, con đói quá! (Mom, I'm so hungry!)
- Tối nay me có về sớm không? (Will you come home early tonight, Mom?)
Noun (Tamarind):
- Canh chua nấu với me rất ngon. (Sour soup cooked with tamarind is delicious.)
- Cây me trước nhà tỏa bóng mát. (The tamarind tree in front of the house provides shade.)
Noun (Calf):
- Con bò cái mới đẻ được một con me. (The cow just gave birth to a calf.)
Advanced Usage
- "me Tây" / "me Mỹ": A dated, often derogatory term referring to a Vietnamese woman who married or had relationships with Western (French or American) men, typically during the colonial or war periods.
- Thuật ngữ "me Tây" mang tính lịch sử và có thể xúc phạm. (The term "me Tây" is historical and can be offensive.)
Variants and Related Words
Cây me (n): Tamarind tree.
- Cây me cổ thụ đó đã hàng trăm năm tuổi. (That ancient tamarind tree is hundreds of years old.)
Quả me / Trái me (n): Tamarind fruit.
- Trẻ con thích ăn ô mai làm từ quả me. (Children like to eat dried snacks made from tamarind fruit.)
Thịt me (n): Veal (meat from a calf).
- Món sườn nướng này làm từ thịt me. (This grilled chop is made from veal.)
Synonyms
- Mother: Mẹ, má, u, bầm (other familiar terms for mother).
- Tamarind: A direct translation for the tree and fruit.
- Calf: Bê con (a more standard term for a young cow).
Related Idioms
- Chua như me: As sour as tamarind. Used to describe something or someone very sour in taste or temperament.
- Quả xoài này chua như me. (This mango is as sour as tamarind.)
- A child's word for mother (like mom) tamarind
- cây metamarind-tree