Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fresh ginger (as a medicinal herb): "sinh khương" refers specifically to fresh ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale) used in traditional medicine and cooking. It is distinguished from dried ginger (can khương) or processed forms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bác sĩ Đông y kê đơn thêm sinh khương để giải cảm. (The traditional medicine doctor prescribed additional fresh ginger to relieve cold symptoms.)
  • Sinh khương có vị cay, tính ấm, thường dùng để làm ấm bụng. (Fresh ginger has a pungent taste and warm nature, often used to warm the stomach.)

Advanced Usage

• In traditional Vietnamese medicine (Thuốc Nam, Đông y), "sinh khương" is a common vị thuốc (medicinal ingredient) in many formulas for its warming and dispersing properties.
  • Bài thuốc này cần 10 gam sinh khương. (This herbal formula requires 10 grams of fresh ginger.)

Variants and Related Words

• Can khương (n): Dried ginger. A processed form of ginger with different medicinal properties.
  • Can khương có tính nóng mạnh hơn sinh khương. (Dried ginger has a hotter nature than fresh ginger.)
• Gừng (n): Ginger. The general, common term for the plant and spice in everyday language, not specific to medicinal use.
  • Tôi thêm một ít gừng vào nước chè. (I add a little ginger to the tea.)

Synonyms

• Gingembre frais (n): Fresh ginger (French). This is the direct equivalent term found in bilingual dictionaries.
• Fresh ginger rhizome (n): A more botanical or precise English term.

Notes on Different Meanings

• "Sinh khương" is a specialized term primarily used in pharmacy (dược) and traditional medicine contexts. In everyday cooking or conversation, the word "gừng" is used instead.
• The word "sinh" (生) here means "raw" or "fresh," and "khương" (薑) is the Sino-Vietnamese word for ginger, clearly indicating its unprocessed state.

1. (dược) Fresh ginger