Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Profound and lofty; deep and elevated: Describes knowledge, thought, meaning, or sentiment that is exceptionally deep, extensive, and difficult to fully comprehend. It conveys a sense of great intellectual or spiritual depth and height.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy học vấn cao thâm. (He has profound knowledge.)
  • Triết lý của ông ấy thật cao thâm. (His philosophy is truly profound and lofty.)
  • Đó là một kế hoạch cao thâm, khó lường. (That is a deep and cunning plan, hard to predict.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal or literary contexts to praise someone's wisdom, the depth of a theory, or the subtle complexity of an intention.
• Can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation when describing schemes or plans that are overly subtle, cunning, or inscrutable.

Variants and Related Words

• Cao siêu (adj): sublime, lofty; often used for ideals or theories.
  • Lý tưởng cao siêu. (A sublime ideal.)
• Thâm sâu (adj): deep, profound; often used for feelings or meanings.
  • Tình cảm thâm sâu. (Deep feelings.)
• Thâm thúy (adj): profound, insightful; often used for comments or observations.
  • Lời nhận xét thâm thúy. (A profound remark.)

Synonyms

• Profound: Having great depth of insight or meaning.
• Deep: Very intense or extensive.
• Esoteric: Intended for or understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge.
• Abstruse: Difficult to understand.

Related Idioms

• Cao thâm huyền diệu: Profound and mysterious; describes something deeply mystical or unfathomable.
  • Võ công cao thâm huyền diệu. (A martial art that is profound and mysterious.)
• Ý đồ cao thâm: A deep-seated or cunning scheme/intention.
  • Đằng sau lời nói ấy là một ý đồ cao thâm. (Behind those words lies a cunning intention.)

1. High and deep; deep
   • Ông ấy học vấn cao thâm
     He has deep knowledge