tường vi
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of flowering plant: A small-leaved plant or shrub, specifically a type of rose, known for its clusters of pink flowers. It is botanically classified as Rosa multiflora or a similar species.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hoa tường vi nở rộ vào cuối xuân. (The tường vi flowers bloom profusely in late spring.)
- Trong vườn có một bụi tường vi hồng rất đẹp. (There is a very beautiful pink tường vi bush in the garden.)
Advanced Usage
- The name "tường vi" is sometimes used in literature and poetry as a symbol of delicate beauty, youth, or a gentle, clinging love, similar to the symbolism of roses in Western poetry.
Variants and Related Words
- Hoa tường vi (n): tường vi flower. This is the most common way to refer to the blossom of the plant.
- Cô ấy cài một bông hoa tường vi lên tóc. (She pinned a tường vi flower in her hair.)
- Rosa multiflora (n): The scientific/Latin name for the plant commonly known as tường vi.
Synonyms
- Multiflora rose: The common English name for the primary species referred to as .
- Wild rose: A general term that can apply to .
- Églantier: The French term for wild rose or dog rose, often used as a translation for .
Related Idioms
- Tình như tường vi: Love like a tường vi (rose). This phrase suggests a love that is beautiful, perhaps plentiful in small gestures (like many small flowers), but may also have thorns (difficulties). It evokes a complex, delicate, and enduring affection.
- Câu chuyện của họ là một tình như tường vi, đẹp nhưng không thiếu những chông gai. (Their story is a love like a tường vi, beautiful but not without its thorns.)