hoả diệm sơn
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Definitions
- Noun:
- Volcano: A mountain or hill with a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust. This is an old, literary term for 'volcano' in Vietnamese.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ngọn hoả diệm sơn đã phun trào dữ dội. (The volcano erupted violently.)
- Trong truyện cổ, có một con quỷ sống trong lòng hoả diệm sơn. (In the folktale, a demon lived inside the volcano.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is considered archaic and literary. It is rarely used in modern everyday conversation or scientific contexts. It might appear in classical literature, poetry, historical texts, or stylized writing to evoke an old-fashioned or dramatic tone.
- Sự phẫn nộ của ông ấy như hoả diệm sơn sắp phun trào. (His anger was like a volcano about to erupt.)
Variants and Related Words
- Núi lửa: This is the standard, modern Vietnamese word for 'volcano'. It is used in all contemporary contexts (science, news, daily conversation).
- Hoả sơn: A slightly shorter, equally archaic variant meaning 'fire mountain', synonymous with 'hoả diệm sơn'.
Synonyms
- Núi lửa (n): Volcano (modern term).
Notes on Meaning
- The term 'hoả diệm sơn' is a compound word from Sino-Vietnamese roots: 'hoả' (fire), 'diệm' (flame), and 'sơn' (mountain). It literally translates to 'fire-flame-mountain'. This explanation is provided because the target word itself is a compound. Its sole meaning is 'volcano', but it carries a classical, descriptive nuance compared to the neutral, modern 'núi lửa'.
- (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Volcano