dặc dặc

Thân thiện

Mưa rơi dặc dặc suốt ba ngày đêm.

Definition

1. Adjective (literary, now rare):
   • Interminably, endlessly, infinitely: Describes something that is extremely long, drawn-out, or seemingly without end, often with a connotation of monotony or weariness. It is synonymous with the more common word "dằng dặc".

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con đường phía trước dặc dặc, không thấy điểm kết thúc. (The road ahead was interminable, with no end in sight.)
  • Những ngày mưa dặc dặc khiến lòng người buồn bã. (The endlessly rainy days made people feel sad.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily found in older, literary texts or poetic language to evoke a strong sense of vast duration or expanse. Its usage in modern spoken Vietnamese is very rare.

Variants and Related Words

• Dằng dặc (adj): The more common and modern synonym, meaning "interminably long", "drawn-out", or "endless".
  • Cuộc họp dằng dặc suốt ba giờ. (The meeting dragged on for three endless hours.)

Synonyms

• Endless: having no end or limit.
• Interminable: tiresomely long; seemingly without end.
• Infinite: limitless or endless in space, extent, or size.

Related Idioms

• While "dặc dặc" itself is not typically used in idioms, its synonym "dằng dặc" appears in common expressions.
  • Dằng dặc như đưa đám: As long and drawn-out as a funeral procession (used to describe something very tedious and slow).

    • Bài giảng hôm nay dằng dặc như đưa đám. (Today's lecture was as interminably long as a funeral procession.)

Học thuật

1. (cũ, ít dùng) như dằng dặc