hài đồng
Definition
- Noun:
- Infant, baby: An archaic or literary term referring to a very young child, typically a newborn or baby.
- Young child: Can refer to a young child in a poetic or formal context.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Giấc ngủ của hài đồng thật thanh bình. (The sleep of an infant is truly peaceful.)
- Câu chuyện cổ tích thường bắt đầu với một hài đồng bị bỏ rơi. (Fairy tales often begin with an abandoned baby.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal historical contexts. In modern, everyday Vietnamese, words like em bé, trẻ sơ sinh, or trẻ nhỏ are more common.
- It can be found in classical literature, poetry, and formal writing to evoke a sense of innocence, antiquity, or tenderness.
Variants and Related Words
- Hài nhi (n): Another archaic/literary synonym for infant or newborn baby.
- Chúa Hài Đồng: The Christ Child (a common religious term).
- Trẻ thơ (n): Young child (less archaic than , but still somewhat literary).
- Ấu nhi (n): Young child, infant (formal/archaic).
Synonyms
- Em bé (n): Baby, young child (modern, common).
- Trẻ sơ sinh (n): Newborn infant (modern, common).
- Trẻ nhỏ (n): Young child, little child (modern, common).
Related Phrases
- Tuổi hài đồng: Infancy, babyhood (the period of being a baby/very young child).
- Những ký ức tuổi hài đồng thường mờ nhạt. (Memories from infancy are often faint.)
Related Idioms
- While itself is not commonly used in modern idioms, it appears in fixed classical or religious phrases.
- Nụ cười hài đồng: An infant's smile (implies pure, innocent joy).
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(từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Infant, baby
