Definition

1. Noun:
   • Betel quid's juice: The juice produced from chewing a betel quid, a mixture of betel leaf, areca nut, and slaked lime, traditionally used in some Asian cultures. This juice is often red or reddish-brown and may be spat out.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên sân nhà có vết quệt trầu đỏ. (There is a red stain of betel quid's juice on the yard.)
  • Ông lão nhổ bã quệt trầu vào ống nhổ. (The old man spat the residue of betel quid's juice into a spittoon.)

Advanced Usage

• "vết quệt trầu": a stain or mark left by betel quid's juice.
  • Vết quệt trầu trên tường rất khó tẩy. (The stain from betel quid's juice on the wall is hard to clean.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nước trầu (n): Another term for the juice/saliva mixture from chewing betel quid.

  • Bà cụ có thói quen ăn trầu và nhổ nước trầu. (The old lady has the habit of chewing betel quid and spitting out the juice.)

• Bã trầu (n): The leftover fibrous residue from chewing a betel quid.

  • Sau khi nhai, ông ấy bỏ bã trầu đi. (After chewing, he discarded the betel quid residue.)

Synonyms

• Nước miếng trầu (n): Betel-laced saliva. (A more descriptive synonym focusing on the salivary component.)

Related Phrases

• Ăn trầu (v): To chew betel quid.

  • Phong tục ăn trầu đã có từ lâu đời. (The custom of chewing betel quid has existed for a long time.)

• Nhổ trầu (v): To spit out betel quid's juice.

  • Ông ấy nhổ trầu ra ngoài hiên. (He spat the betel quid's juice onto the veranda.)

Related Idioms

• Miếng trầu là đầu câu chuyện: (A betel quid is the start of a conversation.) This idiom refers to the traditional role of offering betel quid to guests as a polite gesture to initiate social interaction. While not containing the exact word "quệt trầu," it is intrinsically related to the culture of betel chewing.
  • Ngày xưa, miếng trầu là đầu câu chuyện khi khách đến nhà. (In the past, a betel quid was the start of a conversation when guests visited.)

1. Betel quid's juice