Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Gleaming, glimmering, sparkling: Describes a soft, shimmering, or twinkling light, often from a reflective surface. It implies a gentle, intermittent, or moving light, not a steady, strong beam.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những ngôi sao lấp lánh, anh ánh trên bầu trời đêm. (The stars twinkled, glimmering in the night sky.)
  • Mặt hồ phản chiếu ánh trăng, trông thật anh ánh. (The lake surface reflected the moonlight, looking truly gleaming.)
  • Chiếc nhẫn kim cương của cô ấy anh ánh dưới ánh đèn. (Her diamond ring sparkled under the light.)

Advanced Usage

• "ánh mắt anh ánh": gleaming/sparkling eyes (often indicating happiness, excitement, or mischief).
  • Cô bé có đôi mắt anh ánh niềm vui. (The little girl had eyes sparkling with joy.)
• Used to describe the reflective quality of materials like silk, water, metal, or gems.
  • Lụa là loại vải có bề mặt anh ánh. (Silk is a fabric with a shimmering surface.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ánh (n/adj): Light, ray; shining. This is the root word. "Anh ánh" is a reduplicative form (từ láy) of "ánh," intensifying the meaning of a soft, shimmering light.
• Lấp lánh (adj): Twinkling, sparkling. A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "anh ánh."
• Lóng lánh (adj): Glittering, glistening. Another synonym, sometimes implying more intense sparkles than "anh ánh."

Synonyms

• Glimmering: Shining with a faint, wavering light.
• Shimmering: Shining with a soft, tremulous light.
• Twinkling: Shining with a flickering light.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• While "anh ánh" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in poetic descriptions of nature, eyes, or precious objects to create vivid imagery.
  • ...với nụ cười và đôi mắt anh ánh. (...with a smile and sparkling eyes.)

1. Gleaming, glimmerring