Definition

1. Noun:

   • Dream interpretation: The practice or act of explaining the meaning of dreams, often to predict the future or understand subconscious thoughts.

2. Verb phrase:

   • To interpret a dream: To analyze the symbols and events of a dream to assign it a specific meaning or omen.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đoán mộng là một nghệ thuật cổ xưa. (Dream interpretation is an ancient art.)
• Verb phrase:
  • Bà tôi thường đoán mộng cho mọi người. (My grandmother often interprets dreams for people.)
  • Anh ấy cố gắng đoán mộng mà anh đã thấy đêm qua. (He tried to interpret the dream he had last night.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can imply a formal or traditional practice, often associated with divination or folk wisdom, rather than modern psychological analysis.

Variants and Related Words

• Giải mộng (v/n): A direct synonym meaning to interpret a dream or dream interpretation.
  • Cuốn sách này dạy cách giải mộng. (This book teaches how to interpret dreams.)
• Bói mộng (v/n): Similar to "đoán mộng," with a stronger connotation of fortune-telling or divination through dreams.

Synonyms

• Dream interpretation: The analysis of dreams.
• Oneiromancy: (Formal) Divination through dreams; the practice of interpreting dreams to foretell the future.

Related Idioms

• While "đoán mộng" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it relates to the cultural concept of "" (auspicious dream) or "" (ominous dream), which are often the subjects of interpretation.