canh khuya

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • The late night watch; the deep night: "canh khuya" refers to a very late hour of the night, specifically one of the traditional night watches that has passed, indicating a time far into the night.

Usage

• "Canh khuya" is a literary and somewhat archaic term, often used in poetry, classical literature, or formal writing to evoke a sense of deep night, solitude, or quiet reflection. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thao thức canh khuya. (To stay awake far into the night.)
  • Tiếng chuông chùa vang vọng trong canh khuya. (The temple bell resonates in the deep of night.)
  • Bóng người thấp thoáng ngoài hiên canh khuya. (A figure flickers on the porch in the dead of night.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary and Poetic Usage: The term is frequently used to set a melancholic, quiet, or contemplative scene.
  • Canh khuya văng vẳng trống canh dồn... (A line from Nguyen Du's "The Tale of Kieu," meaning: In the deep night, the urgent sound of the watch drum echoes...)

Variants and Related Words

• Khuya (adj/n): Late (at night). A more common, modern word for "late night."
  • đêm khuya (late night)
• Canh (n): A traditional unit for measuring night time, dividing the night into five watches ().
• Đêm khuya khoắt: An idiomatic phrase meaning "the deep, silent night."

Synonyms

• Nửa đêm: Midnight.
• Đêm hôm khuya khoắt: The deep, quiet night.
• Giờ Tý (the Hour of the Rat, 11 pm - 1 am): Refers to the period of the first and second night watches.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Thức trắng canh khuya: To stay awake the whole night.
  • Lo cho công việc, anh ấy thức trắng canh khuya. (Worried about work, he stayed awake the whole night.)
• Canh thâu: Refers to the night watch lasting until dawn; a synonym emphasizing duration.
  • Đèn sách canh thâu. (To study by the lamp until dawn.)

Học thuật

1. Far into the night