ý dĩ

Mẹ nấu chè ý dĩ cho cả nhà.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Job's tears: The common English name for the seeds of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi, a type of tall grass cultivated for its edible grains and used in traditional medicine and cuisine.
   • Coix seed: The term used in botanical and medicinal contexts to refer to the hard, tear-shaped seeds of the same plant.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hạt ý dĩ thường được dùng trong các món chè và súp. (Job's tears seeds are often used in sweet soups and broths.)
  • Trong Đông y, ý dĩ có tác dụng lợi tiểu. (In traditional Eastern medicine, coix seed has diuretic effects.)

Advanced Usage

• In herbalism and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), "ý dĩ" (coix seed) is classified as an herb that promotes diuresis, removes dampness, and strengthens the spleen.
  • Ý dĩ thường được kết hợp với các vị thuốc khác để trị phù thũng. (Coix seed is often combined with other herbs to treat edema.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hạt ý dĩ (n): Job's tears seeds; coix seeds. This is the most common way to refer to the grains in everyday Vietnamese.

  • Mẹ tôi mua hạt ý dĩ về nấu cháo. (My mother bought Job's tears seeds to cook porridge.)

• Cỏ lệ chi (n): An alternative, less common Vietnamese name for the Job's tears plant.

  • Cỏ lệ chi được trồng để lấy hạt ý dĩ. (The Job's tears plant is cultivated for its coix seeds.)

Synonyms

• Job's tears: The standard common name in English.
• Coix seed: The formal botanical and medicinal term.
• Adlay: Another name sometimes used for the seeds, particularly in culinary contexts.

Related Terms

• Thực phẩm chức năng (n): Functional food. Ý dĩ is often considered one.
  • Ý dĩ được bán dưới dạng thực phẩm chức năng. (Coix seed is sold as a functional food.)
• Ngũ cốc (n): Cereals/grains. Ý dĩ is a type of grain.
  • Ý dĩ là một loại ngũ cốc có lợi cho sức khỏe. (Job's tears is a type of grain beneficial for health.)