Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deserted; lonely: Describes a place or state that is empty, quiet, and desolate, evoking feelings of sadness and solitude. It emphasizes a profound lack of people, activity, or warmth.
   • Desolate; bleak: Conveys a sense of abandonment and melancholy, often due to being remote or empty.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con đường mòn dẫn vào làng thật hiu quạnh. (The trail leading into the village is truly deserted and lonely.)
  • Sau khi mọi người ra về, căn phòng trở nên hiu quạnh lạ thường. (After everyone left, the room became strangely desolate.)
  • Anh ấy cảm thấy một nỗi hiu quạnh trong lòng. (He felt a profound loneliness in his heart.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cảm giác hiu quạnh": A feeling of desolation or deep loneliness.
  • Cảm giác hiu quạnh ập đến khi đêm xuống. (A feeling of desolation descended as night fell.)
• "Hiu quạnh hoang vu": An intensified phrase meaning utterly desolate and wild.
  • Vùng đất phía tây hiu quạnh hoang vu. (The western lands are utterly desolate and wild.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiu hắt (adj): Also means desolate and lonely, but can sometimes imply a slight, cold wind adding to the atmosphere.
  • Gió chiều hiu hắt. (The afternoon wind is chilly and desolate.)
• Quạnh hiu (adj): An inverted form with the same meaning as "hiu quạnh."
  • Căn nhà bỏ hoang trông thật quạnh hiu. (The abandoned house looks very desolate.)

Synonyms

• Vắng vẻ: Quiet, deserted (focuses more on the absence of people/noise).
• Cô quạnh: Lonely, solitary (focuses more on the feeling of personal isolation).
• Hoang vắng: Desolate, uninhabited (emphasizes wild, empty space).

Related Idioms

• "Hiu quạnh như chùa bà Đanh": As desolate/lonely as Bà Đanh Pagoda (a Vietnamese idiom referring to a famously remote and quiet place).
  • Khu phố này về đêm hiu quạnh như chùa bà Đanh. (This neighborhood at night is as deserted as Bà Đanh Pagoda.)

adj

1. deserted; lonely