Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feeling light, airy, and pleasantly carefree: Describes a physical or emotional state of being very light, buoyant, and free from worry, often due to happiness or relief.
   • Slightly intoxicated or giddy: Can describe a light, pleasant feeling similar to mild dizziness or euphoria, not necessarily from alcohol.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi hoàn thành bài thi, tâm trạng tôi thấy lâng lâng. (After finishing the exam, my mood felt light and airy.)
  • Cô ấy bước đi lâng lâng sau khi nhận được tin vui. (She walked with a light, buoyant step after receiving the good news.)
  • Chỉ uống một ly rượu nhỏ, anh ta đã thấy đầu óc lâng lâng. (After just one small glass of wine, he felt slightly giddy.)

Advanced Usage

• "lòng lâng lâng": a heart/mind feeling light and joyful.
  • Làm xong việc nghĩa, lòng tôi lâng lâng. (After doing a good deed, my heart felt light and joyful.)
• Used to describe a state of floating or ethereal happiness, as if one's spirit is weightless.

Variants and Related Words

• Lâng (verb, archaic/poetic): to rise, to float up. This is the root suggesting upward movement or lightness.
• Nhẹ nhàng (adj): gentle, soft. Shares the connotation of lightness but is more general and less specific to the euphoric state of "lâng lâng".
• Khoan khoái (adj): refreshed, comfortable. Often used alongside "lâng lâng" to describe pleasant relief.

Synonyms

• Thoải mái: comfortable, at ease.
• Hưng phấn nhẹ: mildly excited/euphoric.
• Bồng bềnh: floating, buoyant (more physical).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cảm giác lâng lâng: a "lâng lâng" feeling. This is the most common collocation.
  • Chiến thắng ấy mang lại cho anh cảm giác lâng lâng khó tả. (That victory gave him an indescribably light and euphoric feeling.)
• While "lâng lâng" itself is not typically part of larger idioms, it is a vivid descriptor often found in literary and descriptive contexts to convey a specific, elevated emotional or physical state.

adj

1. acry; very light