Definition

Noun: - Moonlight; moonshine: The light that comes from the moon, illuminating the night. It often creates a soft, silvery glow and is associated with romantic, peaceful, or melancholic scenes in literature and poetry.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ánh sáng dịu dàng của bóng trăng chiếu xuống mặt hồ. (The gentle light of the moonlight shone down on the lake surface.)
  • Họ đi dạo dưới bóng trăng. (They took a walk under the moonshine.)
  • Bài thơ miêu tả vẻ đẹp huyền ảo của bóng trăng. (The poem describes the magical beauty of the moonlight.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary and Poetic Usage: "Bóng trăng" is a highly poetic term, more common in literature and artistic descriptions than in everyday conversation. In daily speech, "ánh trăng" is more frequently used.
  • Bóng trăng vàng võ canh trường. (The lonesome moonlight throughout the long night watch.) – A classic poetic line.

Variants and Related Words

• Ánh trăng (n): Moonlight. This is a more common, neutral synonym.
• Trăng (n): The moon itself.
• Ánh sáng mặt trăng (n): Moonlight (a more literal, descriptive phrase).

Synonyms

• Ánh trăng: Moonlight.
• Ánh sáng của mặt trăng: Light of the moon.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đẹp như trong bóng trăng: As beautiful as in the moonlight (used to describe an ethereal, dreamlike beauty).
• Câu chuyện dưới bóng trăng: A story under the moonlight (often implying a romantic or secretive tale).

noun

1. Moonlight;moonshine