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diễn nghĩa

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To novelize, to adapt into a narrative form: The primary meaning of "diễn nghĩa" is the act of transforming historical events, legends, or chronicles into a structured, literary narrative, typically a novel or a story. It implies adding narrative elements, dialogue, and plot structure to factual or legendary material.
    • To present in an elaborated, story-like manner: It can also refer to the process of explaining or presenting a concept or event through an extended, illustrative story.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Nhà văn đã diễn nghĩa truyền thuyết Hùng Vương thành một bộ tiểu thuyết lịch sử. (The writer novelized the Hung King legend into a historical novel.)
    • Tác phẩm Tam Quốc Diễn Nghĩa của La Quán Trung là kiệt tác diễn nghĩa lịch sử Trung Quốc. (Luo Guanzhong's work "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a masterpiece that novelizes Chinese history.)
Advanced Usage
  • As a literary genre title: Often used in the titles of classic works that are novelized versions of history.
    • Đông Chu Liệt Quốc Diễn Nghĩa (The Novelized History of the Eastern Zhou and the Warring States)
  • Implied meaning of popularization: The term carries the connotation of making historical or complex material more accessible and engaging to the general public through storytelling.
Variants and Related Words
  • Diễn (verb): to perform, to act out, to explain.
  • Nghĩa (noun): meaning, righteousness, duty.
  • Tiểu thuyết hóa (verb): to novelize (a more modern, direct synonym).
  • Phóng tác (verb): to adapt freely, to create a work based on (another source).
Synonyms
  • Chuyển thể thành tiểu thuyết: To adapt into a novel.
  • Kể lại dưới dạng truyện: To retell in story form.
Related Phrases
  • Diễn ca (verb): To versify, to put into verse. (A related concept of adapting material into a different literary form, specifically poetry.)
  • Diễn giải (verb): To explain, to expound. (Focuses on explanation rather than novelization.)
Related Idioms
  • Lấy tích mà diễn: (Idiomatic) To use a historical basis/plot to create a narrative. This idiom is closely related to the concept of "diễn nghĩa," emphasizing starting from a known story or event.
diễn nghĩa

Giáo viên đang diễn nghĩa một đoạn thơ cổ cho học sinh.

  1. Novelize, make into a historical novel (a legend, historỵ..)
    • Tam quốc diễn nghĩa
      The story of Three Fighting Chinese Kingdoms as a historical novel