Definition

Noun: 1. Sight, View, Scenery, Landscape: The overall visual appearance of a place or natural environment. This meaning emphasizes what is seen. 2. Scene (in a play, film, or real life): A specific part of a play, movie, or a real-life event, often with a continuous action or setting. It can also refer to a particular situation or incident. 3. Ornament, Decorative Object: Something grown or arranged primarily for visual pleasure and decoration. 4. State, Situation, Circumstances: The particular condition someone or something is in at a specific time.

Adjective: 1. Ornamental, Decorative: Used for the purpose of decoration or visual enjoyment. 2. (Medical) Jugular: Relating to the neck or throat (used in specific anatomical terms like "động mạch cảnh" - jugular artery).

Usage Examples

• As a Noun (Sight/View):
  • Cảnh ở đây thật yên bình. (The scenery here is very peaceful.)
  • Tôi thích ngắm cảnh hoàng hôn. (I like to watch the sunset view.)
• As a Noun (Scene):
  • Vở kịch có ba hồi và mười cảnh. (The play has three acts and ten scenes.)
  • Cảnh chia tay trong phim rất cảm động. (The farewell scene in the movie was very touching.)
  • Đó là một cảnh hỗn loạn. (That was a chaotic scene.)
• As a Noun (Ornament):
  • Ông ấy trồng nhiều cây cảnh. (He grows many ornamental trees.)
  • Họ nuôi cá cảnh trong bể. (They keep ornamental fish in a tank.)
• As a Noun (State/Situation):
  • Gia đình họ rơi vào cảnh khó khăn. (Their family fell into difficult circumstances.)
  • Thật là một cảnh tượng đáng buồn. (It's truly a sad sight/situation.)
• As an Adjective (Ornamental):
  • Họ có một khu vườn cảnh rất đẹp. (They have a very beautiful ornamental garden.)
  • Đây là giống hoa cảnh, không phải để ăn. (This is an ornamental flower variety, not for eating.)

Advanced Usage

• "cảnh giác": to be vigilant, alert (a compound word where "cảnh" implies a state of watchfulness).
• "cảnh sát": police (a compound word where "cảnh" relates to observing/guarding order).
• "cảnh báo": to warn, warning (a compound word where "cảnh" implies giving notice of danger).
• "cảnh ngộ": plight, predicament (a literary term for a difficult situation).
• "cảnh huống": circumstance, scenario (a formal term for a specific situation).

Variants and Related Words

• Phong cảnh (n): Landscape, scenery (emphasizes natural beauty).
• Cảnh vật (n): Scenery, surroundings (things that make up a view).
• Cảnh quan (n): Landscape (often used in urban or environmental planning).
• Cảnh tượng (n): Spectacle, scene (a sight that is impressive or shocking).
• Tình cảnh (n): Situation, plight (focuses on the emotional or difficult state).
• Hoàn cảnh (n): Circumstances, conditions (the overall situation affecting someone's life).

Synonyms

• For Sight/View: Quang cảnh, khung cảnh.
• For Scene (in art): Phân cảnh, lớp (in theater).
• For Situation: Tình thế, hoàn cảnh, tình huống.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Cảnh đẹp như tranh": Scenery as beautiful as a painting.
• "Cảnh bần cùng": State of destitution, extreme poverty.
• "Đổi cảnh": To change the scene/scenery (in theater or figuratively).
• "Cảnh giác cao độ": To be on high alert.
• "Lâm vào cảnh...": To fall into a state of... (e.g., "lâm vào cảnh nợ nần" - to fall into debt).

noun

1. Sight, scenery, landscape
   • ngắm cảnh đêm trăng
     to contemplate a moon-light scenery
   • cảnh ngày mùa nhộn nhịp ở nông thôn
     the sight of bustling harvesting days in the countryside
2. Ornament
   • nuôi cá vàng làm cảnh
     to keep gold fish for ornament
   • cây cảnh
     an ornament tree, a trained tree
   • chậu cảnh
     an ornament tree pot, a trained tree pot
3. Scene
   • kịch một hồi hai cảnh
     a one-act two-scene play
4. Shot (with a cine-camera)