Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fly, to travel on a cloud: Refers to the mythical ability of supernatural beings (such as immortals, deities, or legendary figures) to move through the sky by riding or stepping on clouds. This action is symbolic of transcendence, speed, and magical power.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các vị tiên thường đằng vân giá vũ để đi khắp nơi. (Immortals often ride clouds and mount mists to travel everywhere.)
  • Trong truyện cổ tích, ông Bụt có thể đằng vân đến giúp người lương thiện. (In fairy tales, the genie can fly on a cloud to help good-hearted people.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in a literary, mythical, or highly formal/poetic context. It describes a specific, wondrous mode of transportation for divine or magical characters.
• It often appears in fixed, classical four-word idioms that pair it with another mythical action, such as "đằng vân giá vũ" (to ride clouds and mount mists), emphasizing effortless and majestic travel.

Variants and Related Words

• Lướt mây (verb): To glide through the clouds. This is a more modern or poetic synonym but lacks the specific mythical connotation of đằng vân.
• Phi thân (verb): To fly (of a person's body or spirit). This can be used in wuxia/kung fu contexts for superhuman leaps, not necessarily involving clouds.
• Bay (verb): To fly. This is the common, general word for flying (by birds, planes, etc.) and is not specific to mythical beings.

Synonyms

• Cưỡi mây (verb): To ride clouds. A very close synonym with the same mythical context.
• Du ngoạn trên mây (verb phrase): To travel for pleasure on clouds. A more descriptive phrase.

Related Idioms

• Đằng vân giá vũ: To ride clouds and mount mists. This idiom fully captures the majestic and magical travel of immortals.
  • Sau khi đắc đạo, vị ấy có thể đằng vân giá vũ khắp thiên hạ. (After attaining enlightenment, he could ride clouds and mount mists to travel the world.)

1. Fly, travel on a cloud (of supernatural beings)