rau cỏ

Thân thiện

Một người nông dân đang thu hoạch rau cỏ trên cánh đồng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Vegetables, greens: A general term referring to edible plants, particularly leafy greens and herbs, often used in cooking or as fresh herbs for garnish and flavor.
   • Plants, vegetation (in a broader, sometimes poetic sense): Can refer to general plants or grass, especially when describing a natural, uncultivated state.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bữa ăn cần có nhiều rau cỏ tươi. (A meal needs plenty of fresh vegetables.)
  • Khu vườn đầy rau cỏ xanh tốt. (The garden is full of lush greens.)
  • Cánh đồng chỉ toàn rau cỏ dại. (The field is nothing but wild plants/weeds.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "rau cỏ" can imply something simple, humble, or natural, often in contrast to meat or processed foods.
  • Anh ấy sống một cuộc đời giản dị, ăn toàn rau cỏ. (He lives a simple life, eating only greens/plants.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rau (n): Vegetable. A more common and specific term for vegetables.

  • rau muống (water spinach), rau cải (mustard greens).

• Cỏ (n): Grass, weed. Often used separately to mean grass or herbage.

  • cỏ ba lá (clover), cỏ dại (weed).

Synonyms

• Vegetables: Edible plants.
• Greens: Leafy green vegetables.
• Herbage: A collective term for herbaceous plants.

Related Idioms

• Cơm rau cỏ: A simple meal of rice and vegetables, denoting a modest, vegetarian, or poor diet.

  • Nhà nghèo, bữa nào cũng chỉ cơm rau cỏ. (The family is poor, every meal is just rice and vegetables.)

• Tính tình hiền như rau cỏ: To have a gentle, meek, or unassuming personality (as mild as greens/plants).

  • Cô ấy hiền như rau cỏ, chẳng bao giờ to tiếng. (She is as gentle as a leaf, never raising her voice.)

Học thuật

1. Vegetables, greens