Definition

Noun: - White snow: Snow that is pure white in color. This term is often used in a poetic or literary context to describe snow's pristine whiteness.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên đỉnh núi cao phủ đầy bạch tuyết. (The mountain peak is covered in white snow.)
  • Cô ấy thích ngắm cảnh bạch tuyết rơi vào mùa đông. (She likes to watch the white snow fall in winter.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bạch tuyết" is primarily used in literary, poetic, or descriptive contexts rather than in everyday scientific or meteorological conversation. In casual speech, simply "tuyết" (snow) is more common.
  • Nhà thơ ví mái tóc cô ấy như bạch tuyết. (The poet compared her hair to white snow.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tuyết (noun): Snow. The general, more commonly used term.
  • Tuyết rơi dày đặc. (The snow is falling heavily.)
• Bạch (adjective, literary): White, often implying purity or a literary tone. It is a Sino-Vietnamese element found in many compound words.
  • bạch cầu (white blood cell), bạch mã (white horse).

Synonyms

• Tuyết trắng: A more descriptive phrase with the same meaning as "bạch tuyết."
  • Cánh đồng phủ đầy tuyết trắng. (The field is covered in white snow.)

Notes on Meaning

• "Bạch tuyết" specifically emphasizes the color and purity of the snow. The reference context correctly points out its occasional ironic or critical use in literature to highlight the impracticality of using imagery not native to Vietnam's tropical climate.

noun

1. White snow