bay bổng

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Những cánh chim bay bổng trên bầu trời xanh thẳm.

Definition

Adjective:
- Soaring / Flying very high: Describes something, often a bird or an aircraft, flying at a great altitude or with an upward, graceful trajectory.
- Lofty / High-flown / High-faluting: Describes language, ideas, or thoughts that are excessively elaborate, fanciful, idealistic, or detached from practical reality.
Verb (used with 'bay'):
- To soar / To fly high: The combined phrase "bay bổng" functions as a verb phrase indicating the action of flying in a high, soaring manner.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- Chim đại bàng bay bổng trên đỉnh núi. (The eagle soars high above the mountain peak.)
- Lời văn của anh ấy quá bay bổng, thiếu thực tế. (His writing is too high-flown, lacking practicality.)
- Những ước mơ bay bổng của tuổi trẻ. (The lofty dreams of youth.)
Verb phrase:
- Chiếc diều đang bay bổng trong gió. (The kite is soaring high in the wind.)

Advanced Usage

Often used in literary or artistic criticism to describe a style that is beautifully imaginative but potentially lacking in substance or connection to real life.
- Bài thơ có ngôn từ bay bổng nhưng ý tứ mơ hồ. (The poem has soaring language but vague meaning.)

Variants and Related Words

Bay (v): to fly.
- Máy bay đang bay. (The airplane is flying.)
Bổng (adj): This word is rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese but contributes the meaning of "high-pitched" (in sound) or "lofty" when combined with "bay".

Synonyms

Related Idioms and Phrases

Tư tưởng bay bổng: Lofty / fanciful ideas.
- Đừng có tư tưởng bay bổng, hãy tập trung vào công việc thực tế. (Don't have fanciful ideas; focus on practical work.)
Bay bổng tâm hồn: For the soul to soar (often used for the uplifting feeling from music or art).
- Bản nhạc khiến tâm hồn tôi bay bổng. (The piece of music made my soul soar.)

Những cánh chim bay bổng trên bầu trời xanh thẳm.

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