Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dream (during sleep): A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
   • An illusion, a pipe dream: A vain hope or fantasy; something imagined that is unlikely to be realized, often seen as fleeting or deceptive.
   • An aspiration, an ideal: A cherished ambition or goal one hopes to achieve in the future.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy kể lại một giấc mộng kỳ lạ. (He recounted a strange dream.)
  • Giàu sang phú quý chỉ là giấc mộng hão huyền. (Wealth and luxury are but an empty illusion.)
  • Cô ấy đã theo đuổi giấc mộng trở thành bác sĩ từ nhỏ. (She has pursued the dream of becoming a doctor since childhood.)

Advanced Usage

• "giấc mộng đẹp": a beautiful dream; a wonderful aspiration.
  • Hòa bình cho nhân loại là một giấc mộng đẹp. (Peace for humanity is a beautiful dream.)
• "giấc mộng dài" / "giấc mộng ngàn năm": a long dream; often used metaphorically for a long period of stagnation or inactivity.
  • Đất nước thức tỉnh sau giấc mộng dài. (The country awoke from its long slumber.)
• "tan thành giấc mộng": to vanish like a dream; to come to nothing.
  • Mọi hy vọng của họ tan thành giấc mộng. (All their hopes vanished into thin air.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấc mơ (noun): The more common, modern synonym for "giấc mộng", carrying the same meanings (dream, aspiration). "Giấc mộng" can sound slightly more literary or formal.
• Mộng (noun, literary): A shorter, more poetic form meaning "dream" or "vision".
  • Mộng đẹp (beautiful dream)
• Chiêm bao (noun/verb): To dream; a dream (specifically during sleep).
• Ảo mộng (noun): An illusion, a mirage, a pipe dream (emphasizes the deceptive, unreal aspect).

Synonyms

• Mơ ước (noun/verb): A wish, a desire; to wish for, to dream of (focuses on the act of hoping).
• Khát vọng (noun): A strong desire, an aspiration, a yearning (stronger, more passionate than "mơ ước").
• Ảo tưởng (noun): An illusion, a delusion (carries a negative connotation of being misguided).

Related Idioms

• "Mộng đẹp tàn phai": The beautiful dream fades; used when high hopes are dashed.
  • Sau thất bại, mộng đẹp tàn phai. (After the failure, the beautiful dream faded.)
• "Giấc mộng hoàng kim": A golden dream; a dream of great wealth and success.
  • Anh ta đang sống trong giấc mộng hoàng kim của mình. (He is living in his golden dream.)

1. (cũng nói giấc mơ) Dream