Tầm Dương Giang

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • Xunyang River: The name of a river located in Jiangxi Province, China. It flows through the area of Jiujiang. This river is historically and culturally significant due to its association with the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi and his famous poem "Song of the Pipa" (or "Pipa Xing").

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Bến Tầm Dương chàng còn ngoảnh lại. (At Xunyang River's shore, you still turned to look back.)
  • Nhà thơ Bạch Cư Dị tiễn bạn ở bến sông Tầm Dương. (The poet Bai Juyi saw off a friend at the Xunyang River pier.)

Advanced Usage

• Cultural-Literary Reference: "Tầm Dương Giang" is primarily used in a literary context to evoke the specific setting of Bai Juyi's poem and the themes of parting, exile, and poignant encounter.
  • Hình ảnh "Tầm Dương Giang" gắn liền với "Tỳ Bà hành". (The image of "Xunyang River" is inseparably linked to the "Song of the Pipa".)

Variants and Related Words

• Bến Tầm Dương (n): Xunyang Pier. Refers specifically to the riverbank or pier on the Xunyang River, famous from the literature.
  • Buổi tiễn đưa lịch sử diễn ra tại bến Tầm Dương. (The historic farewell took place at Xunyang Pier.)

Synonyms

• Xunyang River: The direct English translation of the geographical name.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Bến Tầm Dương: This phrase, meaning "Xunyang Pier," is a potent literary allusion symbolizing a place of sorrowful farewell and fateful meetings, directly drawn from the classical poetry of Bai Juyi and its Vietnamese translations.