Definition

1. Noun:
   • A period of sleep: "Giấc" refers to a continuous stretch of sleep, such as a nap or a night's sleep.
   • A dream: "Giấc" can refer to the content or experience of dreaming during sleep.
   • A specific, relatively short period of the day: "Giấc" is used to denote a particular time of day, often seen as a distinct moment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy có một giấc ngủ trưa ngắn. (He had a short nap.)
  • Cô ấy kể lại một giấc mơ kỳ lạ. (She recounted a strange dream.)
  • Cứ vào giấc chiều, phố lại đông đúc. (Come afternoon, the street gets crowded.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngủ ngon giấc": to sleep well, to have a good sleep.
  • Tối qua tôi đã ngủ ngon giấc. (I slept well last night.)
• "tỉnh giấc": to wake up (from sleep).
  • Tôi tỉnh giấc lúc nửa đêm. (I woke up at midnight.)
• "giấc nồng": deep, sound sleep.
  • Đứa trẻ đang chìm trong giấc nồng. (The child is in a deep sleep.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấc mộng (n): dream (often with a poetic or profound connotation).
  • Giấc mộng đẹp của anh ấy đã thành hiện thực. (His beautiful dream has come true.)
• Giấc ngủ (n): sleep (the state or act of sleeping).
  • Giấc ngủ rất quan trọng cho sức khỏe. (Sleep is very important for health.)

Synonyms

• Giấc ngủ: sleep (emphasizes the state).
• Mơ: dream (the verb "to dream" or the noun for the dream imagery).

Related Phrases

• "nằm mơ giấc dài": to have a long dream.
  • Tôi nằm mơ một giấc dài về quê hương. (I had a long dream about my homeland.)
• "giấc mơ ban ngày": daydream.
  • Đừng sống với những giấc mơ ban ngày. (Don't live in daydreams.)

Related Idioms

• "Giấc Nam Kha": A "Southern Branch" dream. This idiom originates from a classic Chinese tale about a short-lived dream of wealth and glory, symbolizing the fleeting and illusory nature of worldly success and fame.
  • Sự nghiệp huy hoàng ấy cuối cùng cũng chỉ là một giấc Nam Kha. (That glorious career turned out to be nothing but a fleeting dream.)

noun

1. sleep ; slumber
   • ngủ ngon giấc
     to have a good sleep
   • giấc mộng
     dream