Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Ripe, mature: "muồi" describes fruit or other produce that has reached full development and is ready to be eaten or used. It indicates optimal ripeness.
   • Well-developed, opportune: In a figurative sense, "muồi" describes an idea, plan, or situation that has fully developed and is ready to be acted upon.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những trái xoài này đã chín muồi. (These mangoes are perfectly ripe.)
  • Thời cơ đã chín muồi để chúng ta hành động. (The opportunity is ripe for us to act.)
  • Suy nghĩ của anh ấy về dự án rất muồi. (His thinking about the project is very mature/well-developed.)

Advanced Usage

• "chín muồi": This is the most common collocation, intensifying the meaning of "ripe" or "mature." It can be used both literally and figuratively.
  • Quả bơ đã chín muồi, có thể ăn được. (The avocado is ripe and ready to eat.)
  • Mâu thuẫn đã lên đến đỉnh điểm chín muồi. (The conflict has reached a ripe climax.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chín (adj): Ripe. ("Muồi" often appears with "chín" for emphasis, but "chín" can be used alone.)
• Muồi mẫn (adj, literary): Lush, luxuriant, thriving (often used for vegetation).
  • Cánh đồng lúa xanh muồi mẫn. (The rice field is lush and green.)

Synonyms

• Chín: ripe.
• Thuần thục: proficient, skilled (for skills/talent, not for fruit).
• Thời cơ thuận lợi: opportune moment (figurative synonym for "thời cơ chín muồi").

Related Idioms

• "Chín muồi để hái": Literally "ripe for picking," meaning ready to be taken advantage of or ready for action.
  • Cơ hội đầu tư này đã chín muồi để hái. (This investment opportunity is ripe for the picking.)

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