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huyền

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Definitions
  1. Adjective:

    • Jet-black, deep black: Describes a very deep, glossy, and intense black color, often with a sense of depth or sheen, like lacquer or obsidian.
  2. Noun:

    • The "huyền" tone: The name of one of the six tones in the Vietnamese language, marked by the downward accent (\), as in the word "huyền" itself.
    • A string (of a musical instrument), a stringed instrument: Refers to the strings of traditional instruments or, by extension, the instruments themselves.
    • Hypotenuse: In geometry, the side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle.
    • Jet (the mineral): A type of black lignite, a precious stone used in jewelry.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:

    • Mái tóc ấy đen huyền. (Her hair is jet-black.)
    • Bầu trời đêm đen huyền. (The night sky is deeply black.)
  • Noun (Tone):

    • Trong tiếng Việt, dấu "`" biểu thị thanh huyền. (In Vietnamese, the "`" diacritic indicates the "huyền" tone.)
    • Từ "huyền" thanh huyền. (The word "huyền" has the "huyền" tone.)
  • Noun (String/Instrument):

    • Tiếng huyền ngân vang. (The sound of the strings resonates.)
    • Khách phòng huyền đã tới. (The guest of the music room has arrived.) (A classical, literary usage)
  • Noun (Hypotenuse):

    • Hãy tính độ dài cạnh huyền. (Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.)
Advanced Usage
  • In classical/poetic language: "Huyền" is often used in literary and poetic contexts to evoke a sense of mystery, depth, or antiquity, related to its meanings of deep black or musical strings.

    • Giọng nói như tiếng huyền. (A voice like the sound of strings.)
    • Một bí ẩn huyền diệu. (A mysterious and profound secret.) (Note: "huyền diệu" is a compound word)
  • In botany/art (Bonsai, penjing): Describes a specific, graceful style where the tree trunk cascades down over the pot's edge at an angle before rising again.

    • Thế cây huyền. (The "huyền" style tree.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Huyền bí (adj): Mysterious, enigmatic.
  • Huyền diệu (adj): Mystical, miraculous, wonderful.
  • Huyền thoại (n): Legend, myth.
  • Huyền sử (n): Legendary history.
  • Đen huyền (phrase): Jet-black.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (black): Đen nhánh (glossy black), đen tuyền (pure black).
  • Noun (tone): Thanh bằng dấu huyền (the level tone with a falling accent) – a technical description.
  • Noun (string): Dây đàn (instrument string).
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Cung huyền (n): The chord, the string instrument; often used poetically for music.
    • Gảy cung huyền. (To play the string instrument.)
  • Đường huyền (n): Synonym for "cạnh huyền" (hypotenuse).
  • Dấu huyền (n): The diacritic mark () for the "huyền" tone.
huyền

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adj
  1. jet
    • đen huyền
      jet-black