Definition

1. Noun:
   • Extraordinary person: An individual possessing remarkable abilities, talents, or characteristics that set them apart from ordinary people. This term often implies a positive sense of uniqueness or genius.
   • Person with unusual traits: Someone who is considered strange or exceptional, sometimes due to peculiar habits or appearances, often viewed with a mix of awe and curiosity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tương truyền ông ta là một dị nhân có khả năng tiên tri. (Legend has it that he was an extraordinary person with prophetic abilities.)
  • Trong làng, mọi người xem ông lão sống ẩn dật đó như một dị nhân. (In the village, people regard that reclusive old man as a person with unusual traits.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "dị nhân" is often used in literary, historical, or legendary contexts to describe figures of myth, folklore, or history who performed incredible feats or had supernatural gifts.
  • Câu chuyện dân gian kể về một dị nhân có sức mạnh phi thường. (The folktale tells of an extraordinary person with superhuman strength.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dị tài (n): extraordinary talent; a prodigy.
  • Cậu bé được coi là một dị tài trong âm nhạc. (The boy is considered a prodigy in music.)

Synonyms

• Prodigy: a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.
• Phenomenon: a remarkable person or thing.
• Eccentric: a person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behavior.

Related Idioms

• While "dị nhân" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it relates to the concept of:
  • Kỳ nhân dị sĩ: An idiom meaning "remarkable and unusual talents," often used to describe a group of exceptional individuals.

    • Hội họa của thời kỳ đó quy tụ nhiều kỳ nhân dị sĩ. (The art scene of that period gathered many remarkable and unusual talents.)

noun

1. extraordinary man