Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Completely silent, utterly quiet: Describes a state of absolute silence or stillness, often implying an eerie, profound, or total absence of sound or activity.
   • Vanished without a trace: Describes something or someone that has disappeared completely, leaving no sign or information behind.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Căn nhà hoang vắng, im lặng bằn bặt. (The abandoned house was desolate and utterly silent.)
  • Sau trận lũ, ngôi làng trở nên bằn bặt. (After the flood, the village became completely still.)
  • Anh ấy bỏ đi bằn bặt, không một lời từ biệt. (He left vanished without a trace, without a single goodbye.)

Advanced Usage

• "bằn bặt âm thanh": complete absence of sound.
  • Khu rừng về đêm bằn bặt âm thanh. (The forest at night is devoid of any sound.)
• "tin tức bằn bặt": news has gone completely silent.
  • Đã mấy tháng nay, tin tức về cô ấy vẫn bằn bặt. (For several months now, news about her has remained completely silent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bặt (adj): The root word meaning silent, quiet, or to cease. "Bằn bặt" is a reduplicative form (từ láy) of "bặt," intensifying its meaning.
  • Tiếng chim bặt hẳn. (The birdsong ceased entirely.)
• Im bặt (adj): To fall silent suddenly.
  • Mọi người im bặt khi giáo viên bước vào. (Everyone fell silent when the teacher entered.)

Synonyms

• Im lặng tuyệt đối: absolutely silent.
• Vắng lặng: quiet, deserted.
• Biệt tăm: to disappear without a trace.

Related Idioms

• Bặt vô âm tín: To be completely out of contact; to have no news whatsoever.
  • Cậu bạn thân của tôi đi nước ngoài rồi bặt vô âm tín. (My close friend went abroad and then was completely out of contact.)

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