niêu
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small cooking pot: A small, typically earthenware or clay pot used for cooking, often with a lid. It is traditionally used for simmering or braising dishes over low heat.
- A specific dish cooked in such a pot: Can refer to a dish that is named after and cooked in this type of pot, such as "niêu cơm" (clay pot rice).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ tôi dùng cái niêu đất để kho cá. (My mother uses the earthenware pot to braise fish.)
- Nhà hàng này nổi tiếng với món cơm niêu. (This restaurant is famous for its clay pot rice.)
- Cái niêu nhỏ vừa đủ nấu cho hai người ăn. (The small pot is just enough to cook for two people.)
Advanced Usage
"Cơm niêu": Literally "niêu rice," refers to rice cooked in a small clay pot, a traditional Vietnamese dish where the rice develops a crispy bottom layer.
- Cơm niêu thường được ăn kèm với thịt kho hoặc cá kho. (Clay pot rice is usually eaten with braised pork or fish.)
"Niêu đất" / "Niêu đất nung": Specifies an earthenware or terracotta pot, emphasizing the material.
- Thức ăn nấu bằng niêu đất có hương vị đặc biệt. (Food cooked in an earthenware pot has a special flavor.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nồi đất (n): Earthenware pot. A more general term for a clay cooking pot, which can be larger than a .
- Ấm đất (n): Earthenware teapot. A pot made of similar material but specifically for brewing tea.
- Lẩu (n): Hot pot. A different type of cooking vessel and meal, not to be confused with .
Synonyms
- Nồi nhỏ (n): Small pot. A general descriptive term.
- Bát nhỏ (n): Small bowl. While different in shape and sometimes use, it can be contextually similar for serving very small portions.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Nấu bằng niêu: To cook using a pot.
- Cá kho tộ ngon nhất khi được nấu bằng niêu đất trên bếp than. (Caramelized fish in a pot is best when cooked in an earthenware pot on a charcoal stove.)
- Niêu cơm: A specifically for cooking rice; also the name of the dish.
- Tiếng niêu cơm sôi nghe rất vui tai. (The sound of the clay pot rice boiling is very pleasant to hear.)
Related Idioms
- "Nhỏ như cái niêu": (As) small as a pot. Used to describe something very small in size.
- Căn phòng trọ của anh ấy nhỏ như cái niêu. (His rented room is as small as a cooking pot.)
- Small [cooking-]pot