Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sunset, dusk, nightfall: The time of day when the sun disappears below the horizon, characterized by fading light and often colorful skies. It marks the transition from day to night.
   • Evening twilight: The period of soft, diffused light after the sun has set but before complete darkness.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cảnh hoàng hôn trên biển thật lãng mạn. (The sunset over the sea is truly romantic.)
  • Chúng tôi đi dạo vào lúc hoàng hôn. (We went for a walk at dusk.)
  • Ánh sáng hoàng hôn chiếu qua cửa sổ. (The evening twilight shone through the window.)

Advanced Usage

• "bóng hoàng hôn": The shadow/light of dusk; often used poetically to evoke the atmosphere of sunset.
  • Thành phố chìm trong bóng hoàng hôn. (The city was immersed in the light of dusk.)
• "buổi hoàng hôn của cuộc đời": The twilight/evening of one's life; a metaphorical phrase referring to old age.
  • Ông ấy đang tận hưởng buổi hoàng hôn của cuộc đời bên con cháu. (He is enjoying the twilight of his life with his children and grandchildren.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoàng hôn is a Sino-Vietnamese compound (Hoàng = yellow/golden, Hôn = dusk). Its direct antonym is bình minh (dawn, sunrise).
• Chạng vạng: Twilight (can refer to both dawn and dusk, but often implies dusk). It suggests a dimmer, more obscure light than .
  • Trời đã chạng vạng tối. (It was already getting dark at twilight.)
• Tối: Night/darkness. This refers to the period after twilight has completely ended.

Synonyms

• Lúc tắt nắng: (Literally: when the sun extinguishes) A descriptive phrase for sunset.
• Giờ xế chiều: Late afternoon, often extending into the early evening.

Related Phrases

• Hoàng hôn buông xuống: Dusk falls/nightfall descends.
  • Khi hoàng hôn buông xuống, những ngọn đèn đường bắt đầu sáng lên. (When dusk falls, the streetlights begin to turn on.)

Related Idioms

• "Ngắm hoàng hôn": To watch the sunset (a common activity).
  • Mỗi tối, họ lại ra bãi biển để ngắm hoàng hôn. (Every evening, they go to the beach to watch the sunset.)

noun

1. desk; sunset; evening twilight
   • lúc hoàng hôn
     At nightfall