doành ngân
Definition
- Noun:
- Silver current / Silver stream: A poetic and literary term referring to a flowing body of water that appears silvery, often under moonlight or sunlight. It evokes the visual image of a river or stream shimmering like liquid silver.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ánh trăng chiếu xuống dòng sông, biến nó thành một doành ngân lấp lánh. (The moonlight shone on the river, turning it into a shimmering silver stream.)
- Nhìn từ trên cao, con suối nhỏ như một doành ngân uốn lượn qua rừng. (Seen from above, the small stream was like a silver current winding through the forest.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively used in poetic, literary, or highly descriptive contexts to create a vivid, romantic, or majestic image of a landscape. It is not used in everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Dòng nước bạc (n): A more direct, less poetic synonym meaning "silver water flow."
- Dòng sông ánh bạc (n): A descriptive phrase meaning "the river with a silver glow."
Synonyms
- Silver stream: A flowing body of water with a silvery appearance.
- Silvery current: A poetic term for water that shines like silver.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms directly using "doành ngân". The term itself functions as a poetic idiom or metaphor for a beautiful, shining river.