sầu đâu

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Neem tree, chinaberry tree: "Sầu đâu" refers to a type of tree, specifically the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) or sometimes the chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach). It is known for its medicinal properties and bitter taste.
   • A local/regional term: The word is often used in specific regions of Vietnam to refer to these trees.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lá sầu đâu có vị rất đắng. (Neem leaves have a very bitter taste.)
  • Người ta thường dùng cây sầu đâu để làm thuốc. (People often use the neem tree to make medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vị đắng như sầu đâu": A simile meaning "as bitter as neem," used to describe an extremely bitter taste or a very bitter, painful experience.
  • Cuộc đời anh ấy có lúc đắng như sầu đâu. (His life has had moments as bitter as neem.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây sầu đâu: The full term for the neem/chinaberry tree.
• Xoan: Another common Vietnamese name for the chinaberry tree (), which can be synonymous with "sầu đâu" in some contexts.
• Neem: The common English name for .
• Chinaberry: The common English name for .

Synonyms

• Cây neem: Neem tree (for ).
• Cây xoan: Chinaberry tree (for ).

Related Phrases

• Thuốc sầu đâu: Medicine made from the neem tree.
• Dầu sầu đâu: Neem oil.

Related Idioms

• Đắng như sầu đâu: (To be) as bitter as neem. This idiom is used to describe something extremely bitter in taste or a deeply sorrowful, painful situation.
  • Lời từ chối ấy đắng như sầu đâu. (That rejection was as bitter as neem.)

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) China tree