bổng trầm
Definition
- Noun:
- High and low tones, modulation of pitch: "bổng trầm" refers to the variation in pitch, specifically the high and low tones in speech, music, or sound. It describes the melodic contour or intonation pattern.
- Ups and downs, vicissitudes: In a figurative sense, "bổng trầm" can describe the fluctuations, highs and lows, or vicissitudes in life, fortune, or emotions.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Giọng nói của cô ấy có nhiều bổng trầm, nghe rất truyền cảm. (Her voice has many high and low tones, sounding very expressive.)
- Cuộc đời anh ấy trải qua nhiều bổng trầm. (His life has gone through many ups and downs.)
- Nghe tiếng đàn với những nốt bổng trầm thật là hay. (Listening to the music with its high and low notes is truly beautiful.)
Advanced Usage
- "lên bổng xuống trầm": to rise to high tones and fall to low ones; to have dramatic intonation or variation.
- Câu chuyện được kể với giọng lên bổng xuống trầm, thu hút mọi người. (The story was told with a voice rising and falling in pitch, captivating everyone.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trầm bổng (n): This is a variant form with the same meaning as "bổng trầm", referring to high and low tones or ups and downs. The order of the words can be interchangeable.
- Tiếng hát trầm bổng vang lên trong đêm. (The singing, with its high and low tones, echoed in the night.)
Synonyms
- Cao thấp: high and low (can refer to pitch or literal height).
- Thăng trầm: vicissitudes, ups and downs (more commonly used for figurative fluctuations in life or history).
Related Phrases
- Nhịp bổng trầm: the rhythm of highs and lows; the cadence.
- Bài thơ có nhịp bổng trầm rõ rệt. (The poem has a clear cadence of highs and lows.)
Related Idioms
- Bổng trầm của số phận: the vicissitudes of fate.
- Ai cũng phải trải qua những bổng trầm của số phận. (Everyone must experience the vicissitudes of fate.)