khơi diễn
Definition
- Adjective (Literary, Archaic):
- Extremely distant; far-flung; remote: Describes a location that is exceedingly far away, often emphasizing a vast, almost immeasurable separation across great natural expanses like mountains and rivers. It conveys a sense of profound geographical and emotional remoteness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cố hương khơi diễn nghìn trùng sơn khê. (One's native homeland was remote beyond thousands of mountains and streams.)
- Vùng đất khơi diễn ấy ít người đặt chân tới. (That far-flung land is seldom visited by anyone.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in classical Vietnamese poetry and literary texts to evoke a deep sense of nostalgia, separation, or inaccessibility. Its usage in modern Vietnamese is very rare and would be considered highly poetic or deliberately archaic.
Variants and Related Words
- Xa xôi (adj): faraway, distant. This is the common modern equivalent.
- Hẻo lánh (adj): remote, secluded.
- Thâm sơn cùng cốc (idiomatic phrase): deep mountains and remote ravines; an extremely isolated place.
Synonyms
- Remote: far away from populated areas.
- Far-flung: situated at a great distance.
- Distant: far away in space or time.
Related Idioms
- While "khơi diễn" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it relates to the poetic theme of:
- Cách trở sơn khê: separated by mountains and streams; denoting a difficult, obstructed journey.
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(văn chương) Located far away in a far remote place.
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"cố hương khơi diễn nghìn trùng sơn khê " (Nguyễn Du)
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One's home place was thousands of mountains and streams away
