tằm
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Definition
Noun: - Silkworm: The larva (caterpillar) of the silkmoth (Bombyx mori), which feeds on mulberry leaves and produces silk thread to spin its cocoon.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà bà ấy có nuôi tằm. (Her family raises silkworms.)
- Lá dâu là thức ăn chính của tằm. (Mulberry leaves are the main food for silkworms.)
- Con tằm đang nhả tơ để kén. (The silkworm is spinning silk to make its cocoon.)
Advanced Usage
- "Tằm ăn rỗi": Refers to silkworms in the molting stage, when they stop eating. This phrase is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a period of inactivity or rest.
- Đàn tằm đang trong thời kỳ tằm ăn rỗi. (The silkworms are in the molting stage.)
- "Tằm chín": Refers to mature silkworms that are ready to spin cocoons.
- Khi tằm chín, chúng sẽ tìm chỗ để nhả tơ. (When silkworms are mature, they will find a place to spin silk.)
Variants and Related Words
- Con tằm (n): The most common term for "silkworm."
- Nuôi tằm (v): To raise/cultivate silkworms (sericulture).
- Nghề nuôi tằm đã có từ lâu đời ở Việt Nam. (The occupation of sericulture has existed for a long time in Vietnam.)
- Tơ tằm (n): Silk thread or fabric produced by silkworms.
- Áo lụa được dệt từ tơ tằm. (Silk dresses are woven from silk thread.)
- Trứng tằm (n): Silkworm eggs.
- Kén tằm (n): Silkworm cocoon.
Synonyms
- Sâu tơ: Another, less common term for silkworm, literally "silk caterpillar."
Related Phrases
- "Tằm ăn lá dâu": A common phrase describing the fundamental relationship: "Silkworms eat mulberry leaves." It underscores a natural, essential connection.
- "Nhả tơ như tằm": An idiom meaning "to spin silk like a silkworm," often used to praise someone for working diligently and productively.
- Cô ấy làm việc cần mẫn, nhả tơ như tằm. (She works diligently, spinning silk like a silkworm.)