trà
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Definition
- Noun:
- Tea: The processed leaves or buds of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), used to make a hot beverage by infusion with water.
- Tea plant: The plant itself, specifically Camellia sinensis.
- Crop season/generation: A group of plants of the same type, sown, planted, and harvested during the same period.
- Age group/generation (colloquial): A group of people of a similar age; a peer group or generation.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Beverage):
- Mời bác uống trà. (Please have some tea.)
- Pha một ấm trà ngon. (Brew a pot of good tea.)
- Noun (Plant):
- Trồng một luống trà trên đồi. (Plant a row of tea plants on the hill.)
- Noun (Crop season):
- Trà lúa này sẽ được thu hoạch vào tháng tới. (This rice crop will be harvested next month.)
- Trà ngô muộn. (A late corn crop.)
- Noun (Age group):
- Hai đứa nó cùng một trà với nhau. (Those two are of the same age/peer group.)
- Lỡ trà con gái rồi. (She has passed the typical age for marriage [for a woman].)
Advanced Usage
- "Lúc trà dư tửu hậu": An idiom meaning "during leisurely moments after tea and wine," referring to a time of relaxation and spare time.
- Câu chuyện thường được kể lúc trà dư tửu hậu. (The story is often told during leisurely moments after tea and wine.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chè: A more common Northern Vietnamese word for "tea" (the beverage and the plant). "Trà" is more common in Central and Southern Vietnam and can sound more formal or literary.
- Trà đạo: The "way of tea" or Japanese tea ceremony.
- Trà sữa: Milk tea.
- Trà hoa: Flower tea, or tea made from flowers.
- Trà mi: Camellia (the ornamental flower, ), distinct from the tea plant.
- Trà lúa: A rice crop of a specific planting/harvesting period.
Synonyms
- Chè (n): Tea (beverage, plant). (Primary synonym in Northern Vietnamese)
- Hồng trà (n): Black tea (literally "red tea").
- Lục trà (n): Green tea.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Pha trà: To brew/make tea.
- Uống trà: To drink tea.
- Ấm trà: A teapot.
- Tách trà: A cup of tea.
- Lá trà: Tea leaves.
- Búp trà: Tea buds.
- Nước trà: Tea (the liquid).
Related Idioms
- "Trà dư tửu hậu": See "Advanced Usage" above. Refers to stories or conversations shared in idle, relaxed times.