Definition

1. Noun:
   • Same age / Peer: A person who is exactly the same age as another person. It emphasizes being born in the same year.
   • Contemporary: Someone belonging to the same generation or time period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Họ là đồng canh, đều sinh năm 1990. (They are the same age, both born in 1990.)
  • Tôi có một người bạn đồng canh từ thời tiểu học. (I have a peer from elementary school.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đồng canh" is considered somewhat literary or formal. In everyday conversation, phrases like "cùng tuổi" (same age) are more common.
• It can be used in a broader sense to describe things or concepts originating from the same era.

Variants and Related Words

• Đồng tuế (n): A synonym meaning "same age."
• Đồng niên (n): A synonym meaning "same year (of age)."
• Bạn cùng trang lứa (n): Age-mate, peer (more common in daily speech).

Synonyms

• Peer: A person of the same age, status, or ability.
• Contemporary: A person or thing living or existing at the same time.
• Coeval: A person of roughly the same age (formal).

Related Idioms

• Đồng canh đồng tháng: A rhyming idiom emphasizing being not only the same age but also sharing very similar life experiences or circumstances.
  • Hai người bạn thân ấy là đồng canh đồng tháng. (Those two close friends are peers who share everything.)