Definition

1. Noun:
   • Simple vegetables and pickles: Refers to basic, humble vegetable dishes, often including fresh greens and pickled vegetables, that form a modest meal.
   • Plain and frugal food: Symbolizes simple, vegetarian, or austere eating, contrasting with lavish or meat-heavy meals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi sống giản dị, bữa ăn chỉ toàn rau dưa. (My family lives simply; our meals consist only of simple vegetables and pickles.)
  • Dù chỉ là bữa cơm rau dưa nhưng rất ngon miệng. (Even though it's just a meal of plain vegetables, it is very tasty.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "rau dưa" is often used in the fixed phrase "cơm rau dưa" to describe a humble, everyday meal of rice with basic vegetable sides.
  • Cuộc sống bình dị với cơm rau dưa hàng ngày. (A simple life with daily meals of rice and basic vegetables.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rau củ (n): Vegetables; a more general term for vegetables and tubers.

  • Chợ bán đủ loại rau củ tươi. (The market sells all kinds of fresh vegetables.)

• Dưa muối / Dưa chua (n): Pickled vegetables; a common component of "rau dưa."

  • Bát dưa muối này ăn kèm rất hợp. (This bowl of pickles is a very suitable side dish.)

Synonyms

• Simple fare: Plain and inexpensive food.
• Humble food: Modest, unpretentious meals.
• Vegetarian dishes: Food made from plants, without meat.

Related Idioms and Expressions

• Cơm rau dưa: A set phrase meaning a simple, frugal meal of rice and vegetables.

  • Họ hạnh phúc với cuộc sống cơm rau dưa. (They are happy with a life of simple meals.)

• Ăn rau dưa: To eat plainly or frugally.

  • Tháng này tiết kiệm, cả nhà phải ăn rau dưa. (Saving money this month, the whole family has to eat plainly.)