Tăng Nhụ
Definition
- Proper Noun:
- A Tang Dynasty literary figure: Niu Zengru (Ngưu Tăng Nhụ), a historical scholar-official from the Tang Dynasty of China, known for a legendary encounter involving poetic composition with historical and mythical figures.
- The title of a classical Chinese story: Refers to the literary tale "Zengru of the Zeng Family" or "Niu Zengru," which recounts a supernatural or dreamlike experience where the protagonist meets ancient consorts and composes poetry.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- Truyện "Tăng Nhụ" là một tác phẩm văn học cổ điển Trung Quốc. (The story "Zengru" is a classical Chinese literary work.)
- Nhân vật Ngưu Tăng Nhụ trong truyện gặp gỡ Phan Phi và Vương Chiêu Quân. (The character Niu Zengru in the story meets Pan Fei and Wang Zhaojun.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in the context of classical Chinese-Vietnamese literature and folklore studies. It denotes a specific narrative from the tradition of "strange tales" (), where a scholar enters a mystical realm.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngưu Tăng Nhụ: The full name, specifying the surname Niu.
- Truyện Tăng Nhụ: The Story of Zengru.
- Thái Chân, Chiêu Quân, Phan Phi: Names of legendary beauties and consorts (Yang Guifei, Wang Zhaojun, Pan Fei) who appear in the tale.
Synonyms
- Literary tale: A story of a scholar's mystical journey.
- Supernatural encounter: A story involving meeting historical figures in a dream or spirit world.
Related Idioms
- Giấc mộng Tăng Nhụ: A "Zengru-style dream," referring to an elaborate, poetic, or fantastical dream where one interacts with legendary figures from the past.
- Chuyến thăm cố đô khiến anh ta có cảm giác như lạc vào giấc mộng Tăng Nhụ. (Visiting the ancient capital made him feel as if he had wandered into a Zengru-style dream.)