lừng lẫy
Definition
Adjective: - Famous; celebrated; renowned: Describes a person, achievement, or event that is widely known and highly praised, often for extraordinary success or glory. It implies a resounding, echoing fame. - Resounding; illustrious: Connotes a magnificent and impressive reputation that has spread far and wide, often associated with historical or heroic deeds.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Vị tướng đó có tên tuổi lừng lẫy trong lịch sử. (That general has a celebrated name in history.)
- Đội tuyển giành một chiến thắng lừng lẫy. (The team achieved a resounding victory.)
- Ông ấy là một nhà khoa học lừng lẫy. (He is a renowned scientist.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a formal, literary, or historical tone and is used to describe fame of a grand, epic, or heroic scale, rather than contemporary celebrity.
- It can modify abstract nouns like "tiếng tăm" (reputation), "chiến công" (military feat), or "thành tích" (achievement).
Variants and Related Words
- Lẫy lừng (adj): A less common variant with the same meaning of being famous and glorious.
- Chiến thắng lẫy lừng. (A glorious victory.)
Synonyms
- Nổi tiếng: famous, well-known (more general and common).
- Lẫy lừng: glorious, celebrated.
- Vang dội: resounding, echoing (often for news or victories).
- Hiển hách: illustrious, distinguished (especially for merits and deeds).
Related Idioms
- Lừng lẫy một thời: to be famous/celebrated in one's time; to have been illustrious in the past.
- Võ sư đó lừng lẫy một thời. (That martial arts master was celebrated in his day.)
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famous; celebrated
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