Definition

1. Noun (literary):

   • A remarkable or beautiful piece (of literary/artistic work): Refers to a work, especially of literature, considered a masterpiece or of exceptional beauty.
   • A magnificent mass or formation (of clouds): Describes a striking, beautiful cluster or formation of clouds.
   • A glorious period or situation: Denotes a splendid or illustrious phase, often in history or life.

2. Verb:

   • To make a rough estimate; to approximate: To judge or calculate something approximately, without precise measurement.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Tác phẩm đó là một áng văn chương tuyệt tác. (That work is a remarkable literary masterpiece.)
  • Trên trời xuất hiện một áng mây hồng rực rỡ. (A magnificent formation of pink clouds appeared in the sky.)
  • Đó là một áng phong lưu hiếm có trong đời ông. (That was a rare, glorious period of ease in his life.)

• Verb:

  • Cụ già áng sáu mươi tuổi. (The old man is roughly sixty years old.)
  • Anh hãy tính áng xem bao nhiêu tiền. (Please make a rough estimate of how much money.)
  • Khoảng trên 50, ang áng là 53 cân. (A little over 50, very roughly speaking it's 53 kilos.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb is often used in its reduplicated form "ang áng" to mean "very roughly" or "approximately," emphasizing the imprecise nature of the estimate.
  • Tôi tính ang áng số ngày công. (I made a very rough estimate of the number of workdays.)

Variants and Related Words

• Áng cỏ (n): A flat, uncultivated grassland; a meadow.
  • Đàn bò đang gặm cỏ trên áng cỏ. (The herd of cows is grazing on the meadow.)

Synonyms

• Noun (for literary/artistic piece): Masterpiece, gem, jewel.
• Noun (for cloud formation): Mass, bank, formation.
• Verb: To estimate, to gauge, to approximate, to reckon.

Notes on Usage

• As a noun, "áng" is poetic and formal, primarily used in literary contexts.
• As a verb, "áng" is informal and conversational, used for quick, non-exact calculations.
• The reduplicated form "ang áng" is more colloquial than the single verb form.

noun

1. Fleece (of cloud), remarkable piece (of literary work), a glorious period (of war)

verb

1. To make a rough estimate
   • cụ già áng sáu mươi tuổi
     an old man over sixty by a rough estimate, an old man over sixty, roughly speaking
   • tính áng xem bao nhiêu
     just make a rough estimate
   • tính ang áng số ngày công
     to make a very rough estimate of the number of the workdays
   • khoảng trên 50, ang áng là 53 cân
     over 50, 53 kilos by a very rough estimate (very roughly speaking)