dìu dặt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Now presto, now largo; with varying tempo and mood: Describes a musical performance or poetic rhythm that alternates between fast and slow, lively and gentle, creating a flowing and emotionally varied sequence.
- Successive; in continuous succession: Describes things following one after another in a connected, unbroken series, often with a lyrical or graceful quality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tiếng đàn nghe thật dìu dặt. (The sound of the zither is very flowing, with varying tempo.)
- Những câu thơ được ngâm lên một cách dìu dặt. (The verses were recited in a rhythmically varied and continuous manner.)
Advanced Usage
- The word dìu dặt is primarily used in literary and artistic contexts, especially in classical Vietnamese poetry and descriptions of traditional music, to evoke a sense of elegant, undulating continuity.
Variants and Related Words
- Dìu dặt is the standard form. The variant dìu dắt is a common misspelling and is incorrect for this meaning. Dìu dắt is a separate verb meaning "to guide" or "to lead by the hand."
Synonyms
- Melodious: producing a pleasant, flowing sound.
- Undulating: having a rising and falling pattern.
- Successive: following one another in sequence.
Related Idioms
- While dìu dặt itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is a key term in describing the aesthetic of much classical Vietnamese poetry and music, where rhythm and emotion are meant to flow and vary.
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now presto now largo
