đay

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Người nông dân thu hoạch sợi đay từ thân cây.

Definition

1. Noun (Botany):

   • Jute: A plant with a fibrous stem, cultivated for its strong, coarse fibers used to make burlap, sacks, rope, and similar products.
   • Jute fiber: The durable fiber extracted from the stem of this plant.

2. Noun (Culinary):

   • Jute mallow / Nalta jute: A leafy vegetable (species Corchorus olitorius), similar to the jute plant but cultivated primarily for its edible leaves, commonly used in soups and stews.

3. Verb:

   • To nag / To harp on: To repeatedly mention a fault, mistake, or grievance with the intent to criticize, reproach, or annoy someone.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Botany):

  • Bao tải thường được dệt từ sợi đay. (Sacks are often woven from jute fiber.)
  • Cây đay được trồng nhiều ở vùng này. (Jute plants are widely cultivated in this region.)

• Noun (Culinary):

  • Canh cua nấu với rau đay rất ngon. (Crab soup cooked with jute mallow is very delicious.)

• Verb:

  • Bà ấy cứ đay đi đay lại lỗi nhỏ của tôi. (She kept harping on my minor mistake.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb form "đay" is often used in the reduplicative form "đay đi đay lại" to emphasize persistent, annoying repetition.
  • Anh ta đay đi đay lại chuyện cũ. (He nagged about the old story over and over.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rau đay (n): Jute mallow (specifically the vegetable).

  • Rau đay nấu canh rất mát. (Jute mallow soup is very cooling.)

• Sợi đay (n): Jute fiber, jute thread.

  • Sợi đay rất bền. (Jute fiber is very durable.)

• Cây đay (n): The jute plant (for fiber).

  • Cánh đồng cây đay. (A field of jute plants.)

Synonyms

• Noun (Fiber): jute, burlap fiber, gunny.
• Noun (Vegetable): jute mallow, nalta jute, Egyptian spinach, molokhia.
• Verb: to nag, to harp on, to reproach persistently, to dwell on.

Related Idioms

• Đay nghiến: To nag or scold someone relentlessly and harshly.
  • Bố mẹ đay nghiến vì tôi về muộn. (My parents nagged me relentlessly for coming home late.)

Học thuật

noun

1. jute