Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Leisured, Leisurely: Describes a state of being free from work, pressure, or urgent demands, characterized by peace, comfort, and ample free time.
   • Tranquil, Peaceful: Refers to a calm and untroubled life or period, often with connotations of contentment and ease.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy mong ước một cuộc sống an nhàn sau khi nghỉ hưu. (He wishes for a leisurely life after retirement.)
  • Họ sống một cuộc đời an nhàn ở nông thôn. (They live a tranquil life in the countryside.)
  • Bà cụ có nét mặt an nhàn. (The old lady has a peaceful countenance.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a positive, aspirational quality, implying a life of comfort that is earned or deserved, rather than one of idleness.
• It can describe not just a lifestyle, but also the resulting state of mind or atmosphere.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhàn hạ (adj): Also means leisurely, carefree. It can be used similarly but may place slightly more emphasis on having free time.
  • Anh ấy đang tận hưởng những ngày nhàn hạ. (He is enjoying his carefree days.)
• Thanh nhàn (adj): Emphasizes a pure, simple, and quiet leisure, often with a poetic or refined nuance.
  • Một buổi chiều thanh nhàn bên hồ. (A serene evening by the lake.)

Synonyms

• Leisurely: Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
• Tranquil: Free from disturbance; calm.
• Peaceful: Quiet and calm; free from disturbance.
• Carefree: Free from anxiety or responsibility.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Sống đời an nhàn: To live a life of leisure/comfort.
  • Họ dành dụm để sau này sống đời an nhàn. (They save money to live a life of comfort later.)
• An nhàn tự tại: A state of being both leisurely and completely at ease, without any worldly worries. This phrase, often found in philosophical or Buddhist contexts, suggests a higher degree of spiritual peace.
  • Tâm hồn an nhàn tự tại. (A soul that is perfectly at peace and ease.)

adj

1. Leisured, leisurely
   • sống cuộc sống an nhàn
     to lead a leisurely life, to live in comfort