Definition

1. Noun:
   • A beautiful woman's sweet, pleasant sleep: "giấc xuân" refers specifically to the deep, peaceful, and often dream-filled sleep of a beautiful young woman. It carries poetic and classical connotations, evoking imagery of youth, beauty, and tranquility.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thuý Vân chợt tỉnh giấc xuân. (Thuy Van suddenly woke from her sweet sleep.)
  • Nàng vẫn say sưa trong giấc xuân. (She was still lost in her sweet, youthful sleep.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in classical Vietnamese poetry and literature. It is an elegant, somewhat archaic expression not commonly found in everyday modern conversation. Its usage immediately creates a poetic, romantic, or classical atmosphere.

Variants and Related Words

• Giấc ngủ (n): Sleep (neutral, general term).
• Giấc mộng (n): Dream, slumber (often with a poetic or unreal quality).
• Giấc nồng (n): Deep, sound sleep.

Synonyms

• Giấc ngủ ngon: Good sleep.
• Giấc ngủ say: Deep sleep.
• Giấc ngủ êm đềm: Peaceful sleep.

Related Phrases

• Tỉnh giấc xuân: To wake from a sweet sleep (a common literary phrase).
• Say giấc xuân: To be deeply asleep in a sweet slumber.

Related Idioms

• While "giấc xuân" itself is a poetic idiom, it is sometimes part of larger classical expressions describing scenes of beauty and repose.

1. Beautiful woman's sweet sleep.
   • "Thuý Vân chợt tỉnh giấc xuân " (Nguyễn Du)
2. Thuy Van sudden woke from her sweet sleep