chân mây

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Definition
  1. Noun (Literary):
    • Horizon, skyline: The line where the earth or sea appears to meet the sky. In literary Vietnamese, it often evokes a distant, poetic, or limitless boundary.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Chân mây cuối trời. (The horizon at the edge of the sky.)
    • Chân mây mặt đất một màu xanh xanh. (The horizon and the earth's surface were a uniform bluish-green.)
    • Ánh mặt trời dần khuất sau chân mây. (The sunlight gradually disappeared behind the horizon.)
Advanced Usage
  • "chân mây cuối trời": A common literary phrase meaning "the far horizon," "the edge of the world," or "the ends of the earth," used to emphasize extreme distance or a remote, unknown place.
    • Thuyền buồm nhỏ dần về phía chân mây cuối trời. (The sailboat grew smaller heading toward the far horizon.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Đường chân trời (n): This is the more standard, non-literary term for "horizon."
    • Mặt trời lặn xuống đường chân trời. (The sun sets below the horizon.)
Synonyms
  • Horizon: The line separating earth from sky.
  • Skyline: The outline of land and buildings against the sky.
Related Idioms
  • Nơi chân mây góc bể: An idiom meaning "a remote corner of the earth," a very faraway place.
    • Dù có đi đến nơi chân mây góc bể, tôi vẫn nhớ về quê hương. (Even if I go to the remotest corners of the earth, I will still remember my homeland.)
  1. (văn chương) Line of horizon, horizon
    • Chân mây cuối trời

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