Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sugar cane: A tall, perennial grass cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, primarily for the sucrose contained in its stalks, which is processed to produce sugar.
   • The plant itself: Refers to the entire plant characterized by its jointed, fibrous stalks, long leaves, and its use in agriculture and industry.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cánh đồng mía bạt ngàn. (The sugar cane fields are vast.)
  • Mía là nguyên liệu chính để sản xuất đường. (Sugar cane is the main raw material for producing sugar.)
  • Trẻ con thích nhai mía. (Children like to chew sugar cane.)

Advanced Usage

• "nước mía": cane juice; the sweet liquid extracted by pressing sugar cane stalks, often sold as a beverage.

  • Một ly nước mía mát lạnh rất sảng khoái. (A glass of cold cane juice is very refreshing.)

• "đường mía": cane sugar; sugar that is specifically produced from sugar cane, as opposed to other sources like beets.

  • Đường mía có màu vàng nhạt. (Cane sugar has a light yellow color.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rượu mía (n): cane wine; an alcoholic beverage made from fermented sugar cane juice.
• Bã mía (n): bagasse; the dry, pulpy residue left after extracting juice from sugar cane, often used as biofuel or in paper production.
• Trồng mía (v): to cultivate/grow sugar cane.

Synonyms

• Sugar cane: The primary and direct translation.
• Cane: A shorter, informal term for sugar cane, often used in agricultural contexts.

Related Idioms

• Ngọt như mía lùi: (As sweet as roasted sugar cane); used to describe something very sweet or, figuratively, speech that is excessively flattering or honeyed.
  • Lời nói của anh ấy ngọt như mía lùi. (His words are as sweet as honey.)

noun

1. sugar-cane
   • nước mía
     cane-juice