nghệ
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun (Botany):
- Turmeric: A cultivated plant of the ginger family, whose rhizome has bright yellow flesh, used as a spice, coloring agent, and in traditional medicine.
- Saffron (archaic/less common): In some historical or trade contexts, it can refer to saffron, but this usage is now rare. The primary modern meaning is turmeric.
Noun (Archaic/Literary):
- Trade; profession; craft: Refers to a skilled occupation or line of work. This meaning is now largely found in compound words or classical texts.
Usage Examples
Noun (Botany):
- Củ nghệ có màu vàng đặc trưng. (The turmeric root has a characteristic yellow color.)
- Bột nghệ là một gia vị quan trọng trong ẩm thực Ấn Độ. (Turmeric powder is an important spice in Indian cuisine.)
Noun (Archaic):
- "Nhất nghệ tinh, nhất thân vinh." (Vietnamese proverb) ("Master one craft, prosper for life.")
Advanced Usage
- The term is a component in several compound words relating to industry, art, and technology, where it carries the sense of "art" or "craft."
- kỹ nghệ: industry, technology.
- Kỹ nghệ phần mềm đang phát triển. (The software industry is developing.)
- nghệ thuật: art.
- Cô ấy học nghệ thuật. (She studies art.)
- nghệ sĩ: artist.
- Ông ấy là một nghệ sĩ piano tài ba. (He is a talented piano artist.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nghệ vàng: Common name for turmeric, emphasizing its yellow color.
- Củ nghệ: Turmeric root/rhizome.
- Bột nghệ: Turmeric powder.
Synonyms
- Turmeric: The primary synonym for the plant/spice.
- Curcuma: The botanical genus name.
- Craft, trade: Synonyms for the archaic meaning.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Vàng như nghệ: As yellow as turmeric; describes something or someone with a bright yellow hue.
- Chiếc áo mới của cô ấy vàng như nghệ. (Her new shirt is as yellow as turmeric.)
- Nghề nào nghệ ấy: A saying implying one's skills or behavior are characteristic of their trade.
noun
- (Bot) saffron; croeus
noun
- trade; profession
- kỹ nghệindustry