Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Bustling and continuous: Describes a lively, crowded scene where many people or things are moving to and fro in a continuous, cheerful stream.
   • Rising and falling, intertwining: Describes sounds, such as music or voices, that mingle together in a melodious, undulating manner.

2. Verb:

   • To flit about; to go in great numbers: To move back and forth busily and in large, lively groups.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Phố cổ đông nghịt người qua lại dập dìu. (The old quarter was packed with people coming and going in a bustling stream.)
  • Tiếng hát dập dìu theo nhịp trống. (The singing rose and fell in time with the drum.)
• Verb:
  • Du khách dập dìu trước các quầy hàng lưu niệm. (Tourists flitted about in front of the souvenir stalls.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "dập dìu" is highly poetic and evocative. It is often used in literature and descriptive writing to paint a vivid picture of vibrant movement or harmonious sound.
• It can describe both visual scenes (crowds) and auditory experiences (music), emphasizing a sense of rhythmic, joyful flow.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhộn nhịp (adj): bustling, lively. This is a more common synonym but lacks the specific poetic and rhythmic nuance of .
• Tấp nập (adj): bustling, busy. Focuses more on the busyness and density of activity.

Synonyms

• To swarm: to move in a large, lively group.
• To bustle: to move in an energetic and noisy manner.
• Undulating: rising and falling like waves (for sound).

Related Idioms

• Dập dìu tài tử giai nhân: A classic literary phrase describing a lively scene of elegant young men and beautiful women mingling and moving about.
  • Cảnh lễ hội thật là dập dìu tài tử giai nhân. (The festival scene was truly a bustling crowd of talented scholars and beautiful ladies.)

verb

1. to flit about; to go in great numbers