bạch thỏ
Definition
- Noun:
- The Moon (literary, archaic): "Bạch thỏ" is a poetic and classical Vietnamese term for the Moon, literally meaning "white rabbit." This term originates from East Asian folklore, where a rabbit is often depicted as living on the Moon.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên trời cao, bạch thỏ đang tỏa ánh sáng dịu dàng. (High in the sky, the Moon is casting a gentle light.)
- Các thi nhân xưa thường ví von bạch thỏ với vẻ đẹp thần tiên. (Poets of old often likened the Moon to a celestial beauty.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively used in literary, poetic, or classical contexts. It is not used in everyday modern conversation.
- It often carries connotations of beauty, mystery, and classical elegance.
Variants and Related Words
- Mặt trăng: (noun) The standard, modern Vietnamese word for the Moon.
- Vầng trăng: (noun) A more poetic synonym for the Moon, meaning "the orb of the moon."
- Hằng Nga: (noun) A mythological figure, the Moon Goddess (Chang'e), sometimes used poetically to refer to the Moon itself.
Synonyms
- Mặt trăng: The moon (standard term).
- Vầng trăng: The moon (poetic).
- Ông trăng: The moon (colloquial, affectionate, often used with children).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Bạch thỏ lên cao": (The white rabbit rises high) A poetic phrase describing the moon rising in the night sky.
- While not a phrasal verb, the term itself "bạch thỏ" functions as a fixed literary noun phrase.
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(văn, cũ) The Moon
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