hồng hồng

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Pinkish, rosy, somewhat pink: Describes a light or faint pink color, not a deep or strong pink. It often conveys a sense of softness, delicacy, or a slight blush.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bầu trời buổi bình minh có màu hồng hồng. (The sky at dawn has a pinkish color.)
  • Đôi má cô ấy ửng lên màu hồng hồng. (Her cheeks flushed a rosy pink.)
  • Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy màu hồng hồng rất dịu dàng. (She is wearing a dress in a soft, pinkish color.)

Advanced Usage

• Poetic/Literary Use: Often used in poetry and literature to describe delicate beauty, a gentle blush, or a soft, romantic hue.
  • Hồng hồng má phấn duyên vì cậy. (Rosy are the powdered cheeks, relying on fate for charm.) – A line from poet Hồ Xuân Hương, using "hồng hồng" to depict a light pink blush on powdered cheeks.

Variants and Related Words

• Hồng (adj): Pink; red (in some contexts like "hồng hào" - rosy-cheeked). This is the root word.
• Hồng nhạt (adj): Light pink. A near-synonymous phrase.
• Hường hường (adj): A Southern Vietnamese variant with a similar meaning of light pink/purplish-pink.
• Đỏ hồng (adj): Reddish-pink.

Synonyms

• Phớt hồng (adj): Tinged with pink.
• Hồng nhẹ (adj): Light pink.
• Ửng hồng (adj): Flushed/glowing with pink (often for cheeks).

Notes on Meaning

• Reduplicative Form: "Hồng hồng" is a reduplicative form (từ láy) of the adjective "hồng". In Vietnamese, reduplication often lessens the intensity of the root word's meaning. Therefore, "hồng hồng" indicates a lighter, softer, or less saturated shade of pink compared to "hồng".
• Descriptive Nuance: It carries a more descriptive, evocative, and sometimes poetic tone than the simple root word "hồng".

Học thuật

1. xem hồng (láy)