Definition

Adjective: - Deserted and in ruins: Describes a place, building, or land that has been abandoned for a long time, left uncared for, and has consequently fallen into a state of decay and ruin.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ngôi đền cổ đã hoang phế nhiều thế kỷ. (The ancient temple has been deserted and in ruins for centuries.)
  • Những cánh đồng hoang phế sau chiến tranh. (The fields were left deserted and ruined after the war.)
  • Khu nhà máy cũ giờ chỉ còn là một đống hoang phế. (The old factory is now just a pile of ruins.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hoang phế" often carries a poetic or literary connotation, evoking a sense of melancholy, neglect, and the passage of time. It is commonly used to describe historical sites, former battlefields, or any location that was once inhabited or used but is now forsaken.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoang tàn (adj): also means desolate and ruined, often used interchangeably with "hoang phế," though it may emphasize a state of devastation more strongly.

  • Cung điện hoang tàn. (A desolate palace.)

• Phế tích (n): a ruin, a relic. This is a noun referring to the physical remains of something that is "hoang phế."

  • Phế tích của một nền văn minh. (The ruins of a civilization.)

Synonyms

• Deserted: Abandoned and empty of people.
• Dilapidated: In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
• Derelict: Left and abandoned, especially a building or piece of land.
• Ruined: Reduced to a state of decay, collapse, or destruction.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cảnh hoang phế: A scene/landscape of desolation and ruin.
  • Du khách không khỏi xúc động trước cảnh hoang phế. (Tourists could not help but be moved by the scene of desolation.)

adj

1. deserted, win