nước chanh
Definition
- Noun:
- Lemonade: A sweetened, non-alcoholic beverage made primarily from lemon juice, water, and sugar, served cold. This is the most common and direct translation.
- Lemon juice: In some contexts, it can refer more specifically to the extracted juice of a lemon, often used as an ingredient.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trời nóng, chúng tôi uống nước chanh. (It's hot, we drink lemonade.)
- Cô ấy vắt nước chanh vào món salad. (She squeezes lemon juice into the salad.)
- Một ly nước chanh đường rất mát. (A glass of sweetened lemonade is very refreshing.)
Advanced Usage
- "nước chanh leo": This is a compound term for "passion fruit juice" or "passion fruit drink," not a lemon drink. It highlights how "nước chanh" can be part of a larger compound.
- Nước chanh leo có vị chua ngọt. (Passion fruit juice has a sweet and sour taste.)
Variants and Related Words
Chanh (n): Lemon or lime (the fruit itself).
- Quả chanh này rất chua. (This lemon is very sour.)
Nước chanh tươi (n): Freshly squeezed lemonade.
- Tôi thích nước chanh tươi không đường. (I like fresh lemon juice without sugar.)
Nước chanh đá (n): Iced lemonade.
- Cho tôi một ly nước chanh đá. (Give me a glass of iced lemonade.)
Synonyms
- Lemonade: The standard term for the sweetened drink.
- Lemon squash: A similar sweetened, concentrated lemon drink (common in British English).
- Citron pressé: The French term, sometimes used in English contexts for fresh lemon juice served with water and sugar separately.
Related Idioms and Expressions
- Đầu tắt mặt tối như pha nước chanh: A simile meaning to be extremely busy, running around frantically (literally: "as busy as making lemonade"). This reflects the traditional method of manually squeezing and mixing.
- Mẹ tôi luôn đầu tắt mặt tối như pha nước chanh. (My mother is always as busy as making lemonade.)
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Lemon squash, lemonade
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