xanh lá cây
Definition
- Adjective:
- Green: The color of growing grass, leaves, or emeralds. "Xanh lá cây" is the specific, unambiguous term for the color green, directly referencing the color of plant leaves ("lá cây").
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc áo này có màu xanh lá cây. (This shirt is green.)
- Cô ấy thích sơn tường phòng ngủ màu xanh lá cây. (She likes to paint the bedroom walls green.)
- Đèn tín hiệu giao thông chuyển sang xanh lá cây. (The traffic light turned green.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to specify the standard green color, distinguishing it from other shades of "xanh" like "xanh da trời" (blue) or "xanh lá mạ" (lime green).
- In design and descriptive contexts, it is the precise term for the color green, avoiding the ambiguity of the broader word "xanh."
Variants and Related Words
Xanh lục (adj): A more formal or scientific synonym for green, also meaning "green."
- Màu xanh lục tượng trưng cho thiên nhiên. (The color green symbolizes nature.)
Xanh lá (adj): A common shortened, colloquial form of "xanh lá cây."
- Tôi muốn mua cái bút màu xanh lá. (I want to buy the green pen.)
Synonyms
- Green: The general English equivalent.
- Verdant: Richly green (literary).
- Leaf-green: Descriptive synonym emphasizing the origin of the color.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms using "xanh lá cây," the color green ("màu xanh") appears in expressions:
- Thiên đường xanh: (Green paradise) meaning a lush, beautiful natural area.
- Khu rừng này như một thiên đường xanh. (This forest is like a green paradise.)
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