Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Young rice green: A specific, bright yellowish-green color, reminiscent of the fresh, tender shoots of young rice plants in a paddy field.
   • Spring green / chartreuse: A vibrant, light green with a distinct yellow tone, often associated with new growth and freshness in nature.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy màu xanh lá mạ. (She is wearing a young rice green dress.)
  • Tường phòng ngủ được sơn màu xanh lá mạ nhẹ nhàng. (The bedroom wall is painted a soft spring green.)
  • Màu xanh lá mạ của những chồi non báo hiệu mùa xuân. (The chartreuse of the new buds signals spring.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in design, fashion, and art to describe a specific hue that evokes youth, vitality, and natural freshness.
• Often employed in Vietnamese poetry and literature to depict the vibrant beauty of the countryside and new beginnings.

Variants and Related Words

• Xanh lá cây (adj): green (the general color of leaves and plants).
  • Lá cây có màu xanh lá cây. (Leaves are green.)
• Xanh non (adj): tender green, light green (describing very young leaves or shoots, similar to but sometimes less yellow than ).
  • Những chiếc lá xanh non đầu mùa. (The first tender green leaves of the season.)

Synonyms

• Chartreuse: A color halfway between yellow and green.
• Spring green: A fresh, bright green typical of new plant growth in spring.
• Lime green: A green tinged with yellow, though often brighter and more acidic than .

Related Idioms and Expressions

• (Màu) xanh hy vọng: (the color of) hope green. is sometimes poetically linked to this concept due to its association with new life.
  • Màu xanh lá mạ giống như màu xanh hy vọng. (Young rice green is like the green of hope.)