Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Silent; Quiet: Describes an absence of sound or noise.
   • Calm; Still: Describes an absence of movement or disturbance, often related to nature (sea, wind, air).
   • Mute; Speechless: Describes a person who has become quiet due to a strong emotional reaction (shock, fear, awe, happiness).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Căn phòng hoàn toàn yên lặng. (The room was completely silent.)
  • Biển lặng như tờ vào buổi sáng. (The sea was as calm as a sheet in the morning.)
  • Cô ấy đứng lặng người khi nghe tin dữ. (She stood speechless upon hearing the bad news.)

Advanced Usage

• Musical Term: In music, "dấu lặng" means a rest (a sign indicating silence for a specific duration).
  • Bản nhạc này có nhiều dấu lặng. (This piece of music has many rests.)
• "lặng như tờ": An idiom meaning dead silent or so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
  • Khi giáo viên bước vào, cả lớp lặng như tờ. (When the teacher entered, the class fell dead silent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Yên lặng (adj): Peaceful and quiet; serene.
  • Một ngôi làng yên lặng. (A peaceful village.)
• Im lặng (adj/v): Silent; to be silent/quiet. Often used for people choosing not to speak.
  • Anh ấy im lặng suốt cuộc họp. (He remained silent throughout the meeting.)
• Lẳng lặng (adv): Silently; quietly (doing something without drawing attention).
  • Cô ấy lẳng lặng rời đi. (She left quietly.)

Synonyms

• Quiet: Making little or no noise.
• Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions; (of weather) pleasantly free from wind.
• Still: Not moving or making a sound.
• Silent: Completely quiet; not speaking.

Related Idioms

• Im hơi lặng tiếng: To be completely silent and inactive; to keep a very low profile.
  • Sau scandal, ông ta im hơi lặng tiếng. (After the scandal, he kept a very low profile.)
• Chết lặng: To be stunned into silence; to be petrified (with fear, shock).
  • Khán giả chết lặng trước màn trình diễn. (The audience was stunned into silence by the performance.)

adj

1. silent; calm; quiet
   • biển lặng
     calm sea