Definition

1. Adjective (reduplicative form):
   • Very deep, very long, and seemingly endless: Describes a space, tunnel, road, or passage that extends far into the distance, creating an impression of immense depth or length where the end is not visible.
   • Remote and profoundly distant: Conveys a sense of extreme remoteness or inaccessibility, often with a connotation of mystery or desolation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con đường vào làng hun hút qua rừng. (The road into the village winds deep and endlessly through the forest.)
  • Cái hang đó sâu hun hút. (That cave is profoundly deep.)
  • Nhìn vào đôi mắt hun hút của anh ấy. (Look into his deep, distant eyes.)

Advanced Usage

• Used poetically or descriptively to emphasize extreme depth, distance, or duration.
  • Ký ức hun hút của tuổi thơ. (The remote, deep memories of childhood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hút (adj): deep, far-reaching. The root word from which "hun hút" is derived as a reduplicative form, intensifying the meaning.
  • Giếng sâu hút. (A deep well.)

Synonyms

• Bottomless: having no visible bottom.
• Endless: seeming to have no end.
• Abyssal: extremely deep.
• Remote: far away and inaccessible.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Sâu hun hút: An intensified phrase meaning "abysmally deep."
  • Giếng nước sâu hun hút. (The water well is abysmally deep.)

1. xem hút (láy)