Definition

1. Noun:

   • Tiny shrimp/fry: A very small shrimp, often used fresh or dried in Vietnamese cuisine.
   • Succulent cell: A large, spindle-shaped, juicy cell found in the pulp of citrus fruits like oranges, tangerines, or pomelos.

2. Adjective:

   • Tiny, small-sized: Describes something very small in size.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Tiny shrimp):

  • Mẹ mua tép về để làm mắm tôm. (Mom bought tiny shrimp to make shrimp paste.)
  • Bữa trưa có canh rau muống nấu với tép khô. (Lunch had water spinach soup cooked with dried tiny shrimp.)

• Noun (Succulent cell):

  • Khi cắn vào múi cam, những tép nước vỡ ra trong miệng. (When biting into an orange segment, the juicy cells burst in the mouth.)

• Adjective:

  • Đây chỉ là một con cá tép thôi, không đáng kể. (This is just a tiny fish, it's insignificant.)
  • Anh ấy đốt một que pháo tép. (He lit a small firecracker.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tép riu": A specific, very small type of freshwater shrimp. Often used to emphasize something is tiny or insignificant.
  • Công ty đó chỉ là tép riu trong ngành công nghiệp này. (That company is just a small fry in this industry.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tôm tép (n): A general term for shrimp and small crustaceans; can also refer to common folk, ordinary people.
  • Bữa cơm đạm bạc chỉ có tôm tép. (The simple meal only had small shrimp.)
• Tép tỏi (n): A clove of garlic. (Regional usage)
  • Công thức cần ba tép tỏi băm nhỏ. (The recipe needs three cloves of minced garlic.)

Synonyms

• Tôm nhỏ: Small shrimp.
• Vụn, nhỏ xíu: Tiny, minute (for the adjective meaning).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Cá tép: Tiny fish; small fry.
• Pháo tép: Small firecrackers.
• Nứa tép: A type of small bamboo.

noun

1. tiny shirmp fry succulent cell

adj

1. tiny, small-sized