hai rằm
Definition
- Noun:
- The second full moon month: In the traditional Vietnamese lunar calendar, "hai rằm" specifically refers to the second month of the year, which is the month containing the full moon day (rằm) of that second lunar cycle. It is synonymous with the month of February in the lunar calendar.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tết Nguyên Tiêu thường được tổ chức vào rằm tháng Giêng, còn lễ hội này thì vào hai rằm. (The Lantern Festival is usually held on the full moon of the first month, while this festival is in the second full moon month.)
- Công việc ấy dự kiến sẽ xong trước hai rằm. (That work is expected to be finished before the second lunar month.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical, poetic, or traditional contexts to refer to time within the lunar calendar system. It is less common in everyday modern speech, where numbered months (tháng hai) are preferred.
Variants and Related Words
- Tháng hai (âm lịch): (n) The second lunar month; a more common and direct way to refer to the same period.
- Lễ hội chùa Hương thường bắt đầu từ tháng hai âm lịch. (The Huong Pagoda festival usually starts from the second lunar month.)
Synonyms
- The second lunar month: The period corresponding to the second cycle of the moon in a lunar calendar year.
Notes on Meaning
- "Hai rằm" is an archaic or literary compound. It is crucial to understand it as a single unit meaning "the second month." It does not mean "two full moons" or "the fifteenth day (rằm) of the second month." For the specific day (the 15th), one would say "rằm tháng hai."