hàn mặc
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Definition
- Noun (archaic, literary):
- Belles-lettres; literature; letters: Refers to the art of fine writing, elegant literature, or literary pursuits in general. The term evokes the classical image of the scholar's tools (the ink and brush) to symbolize literary culture and intellectual refinement.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy là người am tường về hàn mặc. (He is a man well-versed in belles-lettres.)
- Giới hàn mặc thời xưa rất được trọng vọng. (The literati of olden times were highly respected.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hàn mặc" is primarily used in historical or highly literary contexts to describe the world of classical scholarship and refined writing. It is not used in modern everyday language.
Variants and Related Words
Văn chương (n): Literature; a more common and modern term for literary works.
- Cô ấy nghiên cứu văn chương Việt Nam. (She studies Vietnamese literature.)
Bút mực (n): Pen and ink; the literal tools of writing, sometimes used metaphorically for writing itself.
- Công việc của anh ấy gắn liền với bút mực. (His work is tied to the pen.)
Synonyms
- Belles-lettres: Imaginative literature valued for aesthetic qualities.
- Letters: Literary culture and learning.
- Literati: The class of learned people, scholars, and writers.
Related Idioms
- Giang sơn hàn mặc: A poetic phrase meaning "the realm of letters" or "the literary world," combining the concept of landscape with literary pursuit.
- Ông đã có nhiều đóng góp cho giang sơn hàn mặc. (He has made many contributions to the realm of letters.)
- (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Belles-lettres