trứng nước
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Budding; very young; in the earliest stage: Describes a child who is very young, newly born, or in the earliest, most tender stage of life, requiring care and protection. 2. Nascent; incipient; in its infancy: Can describe something (e.g., a talent, relationship, project) that is just beginning to form or develop, still fragile and not yet fully established.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con phải dạy bảo trẻ từ khi còn trứng nước. (You must teach a child from when they are very young.)
- Đứa bé trứng nước ấy cần được chăm sóc cẩn thận. (That budding infant needs careful nurturing.)
- Tài năng của cậu ấy mới chỉ ở giai đoạn trứng nước. (His talent is still in its nascent stage.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used metaphorically beyond describing literal infants. It emphasizes fragility, newness, and the need for nurturing at the very beginning of any developmental process.
- Mối quan hệ trứng nước của họ đã bị phá hủy bởi một hiểu lầm. (Their incipient relationship was destroyed by a misunderstanding.)
- Dự án mới chỉ là ý tưởng trứng nước. (The project is still just a budding idea.)
Variants and Related Words
- Non nớt (adj): Immature, inexperienced, green. Often overlaps with "trứng nước" but can apply to older individuals who lack life experience.
- Sơ khai (adj): Initial, primitive, rudimentary. More formal and often used for stages of development (e.g., of civilization, technology), less for human age.
Synonyms
- Măng non: Literally "young bamboo shoot"; a poetic synonym for young children.
- Ấu thơ: Childhood; refers to the early childhood period.
- Ban đầu: Initial, beginning (more general, less evocative of fragility).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Còn trứng nước: The most common phrase, meaning "to still be very young/budding."
- Nghề nghiệp của anh ấy còn trứng nước, cần nhiều thời gian phát triển. (His career is still in its infancy and needs more time to develop.)