Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Somewhat bitter; slightly bitter; having a faintly bitter taste. Describes a mild, subdued bitterness, not strong or sharp. It often refers to the taste of something that is past its prime, dried, or withered.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Quả chanh nhần nhận đắng. (The lemon tasted somewhat bitter.)
  • Vị thuốc nam nhần nhận, không khó uống. (The herbal medicine is slightly bitter, not hard to drink.)
  • Trái cây héo thường có vị nhần nhận. (Withered fruit often has a faintly bitter taste.)

Advanced Usage

• Used almost exclusively to describe taste, particularly a muted, off, or secondary bitterness. It is not used for intense bitterness.
• Can imply a taste that is not purely bitter but is tinged with bitterness, often as an undesirable characteristic of something that is no longer fresh.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhẫn nhận (v): This is a different, homophonous verb meaning "to endure" or "to resign oneself to." It is unrelated in meaning.
• Đắng (adj): Bitter. Nhần nhận is a weaker, more specific form of this.

Synonyms

• Slightly bitter
• Faintly bitter
• Somewhat bitter
• Mildly bitter

Related Idioms

• No common idioms directly use nhần nhận. It is typically used in straightforward descriptive phrases about taste.

1. Somewhat [bitter]
   • Quả chanh nhần nhận đắng
     The withered lemon tasted somewhat bitter