Definition

1. Noun:
   • Grape: A small, round fruit that grows in clusters on a vine, typically with a smooth skin and juicy flesh, often used for eating fresh, making wine, or drying into raisins.
   • Confucian scholar (archaic): A person who studies and follows the teachings of Confucianism. This meaning is now largely historical or literary.
   • Clerk (archaic): A hired worker who handled documents and paperwork in old administrative offices (e.g., in prefectures or districts).

Usage Examples

• Noun (Grape):
  • Mẹ tôi mua một chùm nho xanh. (My mother bought a bunch of green grapes.)
  • Rượu vang thường được làm từ nho. (Wine is often made from grapes.)
• Noun (Confucian scholar):
  • Ông ấy là một nhà nho nổi tiếng. (He was a famous Confucian scholar.)
• Noun (Clerk):
  • Anh ta làm nghề nho trong phủ đường. (He worked as a clerk in the prefectural office.)

Advanced Usage

• "mực nho": Literally "Confucian ink" or "Chinese ink," referring to solid ink sticks traditionally ground with water for use with a calligraphy brush.
  • Ông cụ mài mực nho để viết thư pháp. (The old man ground the Chinese ink to practice calligraphy.)
• "nhà nho": A Confucian scholar or literati; a person deeply learned in Confucian classics.
  • Tinh thần nhà nho ảnh hưởng sâu sắc đến văn hóa Việt Nam. (The spirit of the Confucian literati deeply influenced Vietnamese culture.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nho học: Confucian learning or studies.
  • Nho học từng là nền tảng giáo dục. (Confucian learning was once the foundation of education.)
• Trồng nho: To cultivate grapes; viticulture.
  • Vùng này có khí hậu lý tưởng để trồng nho. (This region has an ideal climate for growing grapes.)
• Nho khô: Raisin (dried grape).
  • Bánh mì thường có thêm nho khô. (The bread often has added raisins.)

Synonyms

• Quả nho: Grape (fruit). This is a more specific term for the fruit itself.
• Trái nho: Grape (fruit). Southern Vietnamese usage.
• Thầy đồ (archaic): A teacher or scholar of Confucian classics; similar to "nhà nho."

Related Phrases

• Chùm nho: A bunch or cluster of grapes.
  • Chùm nho này rất ngọt. (This bunch of grapes is very sweet.)
• Vườn nho: Vineyard.
  • Họ đi tham quan một vườn nho ở Đà Lạt. (They visited a vineyard in Da Lat.)

Related Idioms

• "Một chùm nho chín": Literally "a bunch of ripe grapes." Can be used metaphorically to describe something desirable, fruitful, or at its peak.
  • Thành công của họ như một chùm nho chín. (Their success is like a bunch of ripe grapes.)
• "Chua như nho xanh": As sour as green grapes. Used to describe something or someone very sour (in taste or temperament).
  • Giọng nói của cô ấy chua như nho xanh. (Her tone of voice is as sour as green grapes.)

noun

1. grapes
   • quả nho