Definition

1. Noun:
   • The blue mold (archaic, literary): "khuôn xanh" is a poetic and archaic term referring to Heaven, the sky, or the cosmos, often personified as a divine or celestial force that shapes fate and understands human affairs. It is synonymous with "khuôn thiêng" (the sacred mold).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Khuôn xanh biết có vuông tròn mà hay. (Does the blue Heaven know if things are square or round? / Does Fate know how things will turn out?)
  • Mọi sự trên đời đều do khuôn xanh định đoạt. (All matters in life are decreed by Heaven.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical Vietnamese poetry and literature. Its usage in modern Vietnamese is extremely rare and would be considered highly literary or deliberately archaic.
• It often carries a sense of fatalism, referring to the inscrutable will of Heaven or destiny.

Variants and Related Words

• Khuôn thiêng (n): Sacred mold. A direct synonym with identical meaning and usage.
  • Phận mỏng cánh chuồn, khuôn thiêng đã bày. (A fate as fragile as a dragonfly's wing, the sacred mold has already set it forth.)

Synonyms

• Trời: Heaven, sky (the common, modern term).
• Thiên đường: Heaven (as a realm).
• Vũ trụ: Universe, cosmos.
• Thượng đế: God, the Almighty (more specific to a deity).

Related Idioms

• While "khuôn xanh" itself is an idiomatic, poetic term, it is not typically part of larger, fixed idiomatic expressions. Its meaning is self-contained as a metaphor for Heaven/Fate.

1. (cũ, văn chương) như khuôn thiêng