chiền chiền

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clear, evident, obvious: "chiền chiền" describes something that is very clear, easy to see or understand, leaving no room for doubt.
   • Continuous, unbroken: In some contexts, it can describe something that is continuous, happening without interruption.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sự thật ấy chiền chiền trước mắt. (That truth is clear/evident before our eyes.)
  • Âm thanh vọng lại chiền chiền trong hang động. (The sound echoed continuously/unbroken in the cave.)

Advanced Usage

• "chiền chiền" as an archaic intensifier: In classical literature, it is often used to emphasize the clarity or continuity of a state.
  • Lẽ trời chiền chiền, ai mà không biết. (The way of heaven is perfectly clear, who does not know it.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rành rành (adj): Clear, evident, obvious. This is the modern synonym most commonly used today.
  • Bằng chứng rành rành. (The evidence is clear.)
• Hiển nhiên (adj): Obvious, self-evident.
  • Một sự thật hiển nhiên. (An obvious truth.)
• Liên tục (adj): Continuous, uninterrupted (for the "continuous" meaning).
  • Mưa rơi liên tục. (The rain falls continuously.)

Synonyms

• Rõ ràng: Clear, obvious.
• Minh bạch: Transparent, clear.
• Không dứt: Unceasing, uninterrupted.

Related Idioms

• Chiền chiền như ban ngày: (As clear as daylight) – An idiom emphasizing absolute clarity.
  • Sự việc đã rõ chiền chiền như ban ngày. (The matter is as clear as daylight.)