quả đậu

Một quả đậu xanh nằm trên chiếc đĩa trắng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pod: The fruit of a leguminous plant, typically a long, thin, two-valved seed case that splits open when ripe. This is the primary botanical meaning.
   • Bean (in common usage): In everyday language, often used to refer to the edible seed contained within the pod, such as a green bean or soybean.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi hái những quả đậu xanh trong vườn. (My mother picked the green bean pods from the garden.)
  • Quả đậu nành (đậu tương) được dùng để làm đậu phụ. (The soybean is used to make tofu.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "quả đậu" specifically refers to the entire pod structure. In culinary contexts, the focus is often on the seeds inside, leading to the common simplified translation as "bean."

Variants and Related Words

• Đậu (hạt) (n): bean (seed). This refers specifically to the seed removed from the pod.
  • Cô ấy mua một túi đậu đen. (She bought a bag of black beans.)
• Cây đậu (n): bean plant.
  • Cây đậu trong vườn ra rất nhiều quả. (The bean plant in the garden produced many pods.)

Synonyms

• Pod: the seed vessel.
• Bean: the edible seed (common usage).
• Legume: a broader botanical category including pods and seeds.

Related Idioms

• Trồng cây đậu, hái quả đậu: Literally "plant a bean plant, harvest bean pods." Similar to "You reap what you sow."
  • Anh ấy đã làm việc chăm chỉ, trồng cây đậu thì sẽ hái quả đậu. (He worked hard; you plant beans, you harvest pods.)