huyền thoại
Definition
- Noun:
- Legend; Myth: A traditional story, often involving heroic figures or supernatural events, passed down from earlier times and sometimes popularly regarded as historical, though not verifiable.
- Legendary Status: The quality of being so famous, skilled, or admired that one becomes the subject of stories resembling a myth.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vua Arthur là một nhân vật huyền thoại. (King Arthur is a legendary/mythical figure.)
- Câu chuyện về nguồn gốc dân tộc là một huyền thoại. (The story of the nation's origin is a myth.)
- Cô ấy là một huyền thoại trong làng nhạc jazz. (She is a legend in the jazz world.)
Advanced Usage
- Used attributively as an adjective meaning "legendary" or "mythical" to describe a person or thing of legendary fame or status.
- Một cầu thủ huyền thoại. (A legendary player.)
- Chiếc xe huyền thoại đó vẫn còn chạy tốt. (That legendary car still runs well.)
Variants and Related Words
- Huyền bí (adj): Mysterious, mystical. (Focuses on mystery rather than legendary narrative.)
- Truyền thuyết (n): Legend, saga. (Often used interchangeably with , but can imply a slightly more historical or heroic tale.)
- Thần thoại (n): Mythology (as a body of myths); myth. (Often refers specifically to ancient cosmogonic or divine myths.)
Synonyms
- Legend: A story from the past believed by many but not proven to be true.
- Myth: A traditional story explaining natural or social phenomena, often involving deities.
- Fable: A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
- Icon: A person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration.
Related Idioms
- Bước vào huyền thoại: To enter legend; to become legendary.
- Chiến thắng đó đã giúp anh ấy bước vào huyền thoại. (That victory helped him enter legend.)
- Sống trong huyền thoại: To live in a myth; to be perceived through an unrealistic, idealized narrative.
- Đừng sống trong huyền thoại do chính mình tạo ra. (Don't live in the myth you created yourself.)
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Legend, myth
