quế
Definition
- Noun:
- Cinnamon tree: A type of tree belonging to the same family as camphor, with large leaves, three distinct veins, and aromatic bark.
- Cinnamon (bark): The aromatic and pungent bark of the cinnamon tree, used as a spice and in traditional medicine.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vỏ cây quế có mùi thơm đặc trưng. (Cinnamon bark has a distinctive aroma.)
- Quế là một gia vị quan trọng trong ẩm thực Việt Nam. (Cinnamon is an important spice in Vietnamese cuisine.)
- Họ trồng quế để lấy vỏ. (They grow cinnamon trees to harvest the bark.)
Advanced Usage
- "thơm như quế": (as fragrant as cinnamon) - An idiom used to describe a pleasant, warm, and spicy fragrance.
- Mùi bánh mới ra lò thơm như quế. (The smell of the freshly baked bread is as fragrant as cinnamon.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cây quế: (cinnamon tree) - Refers specifically to the tree itself.
- Vỏ quế: (cinnamon bark) - Refers specifically to the bark used as a spice.
- Bột quế: (cinnamon powder) - Ground cinnamon.
- Quế hương: (cassia/cinnamon) - A common term for cinnamon, sometimes referring specifically to cassia bark (), a related and commonly used variety.
- Quế chi: (cinnamon twig) - Refers to the thin twigs of the cinnamon tree, also used in medicine.
Synonyms
- Cinnamomum: The scientific genus name for cinnamon trees.
- Cassia: A common term for a type of cinnamon (), often used interchangeably in some contexts.
Related Phrases
- "Cay như quế": (as pungent/spicy as cinnamon) - Used to describe a sharp, warming taste or sensation.
- Vị của tách trà này cay như quế. (The taste of this tea is as pungent as cinnamon.)
Related Idioms
- "Quế càng già càng cay": (The older the cinnamon, the spicier it gets) - An idiom similar to "fine wine improves with age," suggesting that things or people improve, become more valuable, or more intense with time and experience.
- Ông ấy viết sách hay hơn, đúng là quế càng già càng cay. (He writes better books; it's true that things improve with age like cinnamon.)
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cinnamon-tree;cinnamon (bark)
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