Definition

1. Noun: - A deep, sound sleep: "giấc nồng" refers to a state of very deep and peaceful sleep, often implying the sleeper is undisturbed and resting very well.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau một ngày làm việc mệt mỏi, anh ấy chìm vào giấc nồng. (After a tiring day of work, he fell into a deep, sound sleep.)
  • Đứa trẻ đang ngủ giấc nồng trên giường. (The child is sleeping soundly in bed.)
  • Tiếng ồn bên ngoài cũng không thể phá vỡ giấc nồng của cô ấy. (The noise outside couldn't disrupt her deep sleep.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngủ giấc nồng": to sleep soundly.
  • Cuối cùng tôi cũng có thể ngủ một giấc nồng. (I could finally sleep soundly.)
• "giấc nồng say": an even more emphatic phrase for a very deep, heavy sleep.
  • Anh ta ngủ một giấc nồng say sau chuyến bay dài. (He slept a very deep sleep after the long flight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấc ngủ (n): sleep (the general term).
• Ngủ say (v): to sleep deeply.
• Giấc ngủ ngon (n): a good night's sleep.

Synonyms

• Giấc ngủ sâu: deep sleep.
• Giấc ngủ say: sound/heavy sleep.

Related Idioms

• "Ngủ ngon như một đứa trẻ" / "Sleep like a baby": to sleep very soundly and peacefully.
  • Tối qua tôi ngủ ngon như một đứa trẻ. (Last night I slept like a baby.)
• "Ngủ say như chết" / "Sleep like a log": to sleep very heavily (informal).
  • Anh ấy mệt đến nỗi ngủ say như chết. (He was so tired he slept like a log.)

1. Sound sleep, sleep of the just