Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resounding, echoing loudly: Describes a sound that is loud, clear, and spreads far, often with a sense of grandeur or fame.
   • Pervading, diffusing widely: Describes a smell, fragrance, or sometimes a reputation that spreads powerfully and fills a wide area.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Danh tiếng của ông ấy lừng khắp thế giới. (His fame is resounding throughout the world.)
  • Mùi bánh mì mới ra lò thơm lừng cả con phố. (The smell of freshly baked bread pervades the entire street.)
  • Chiến thắng đó vang lừng trong lịch sử. (That victory resounds throughout history.)

Advanced Usage

• "thơm lừng": (to be) wonderfully fragrant, deliciously aromatic.

  • Căn bếp thơm lừng mùi gia vị. (The kitchen is wonderfully fragrant with the smell of spices.)

• "vang lừng": (to be) resounding, echoing loudly (often for sounds, fame, or achievements).

  • Tên tuổi của nhà khoa học vang lừng trong giới học thuật. (The scientist's name is resounding in academic circles.)

• "lừng lẫy": (to be) illustrious, glorious, resplendent (describes great and famous achievements).

  • Một chiến công lừng lẫy. (An illustrious feat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lừng lẫy (adj): Illustrious, glorious, resounding with fame. This is a common compound adjective.
• Lừng danh (adj): Renowned, famous, of resounding reputation. This is a common compound adjective.

Synonyms

• Vang dội: To resound, to echo loudly.
• Lan tỏa: To spread, to diffuse (often for smells, light, influence).
• Nức tiếng: To be widely famed, to be renowned.

Related Idioms

• "Tiếng tăm lừng lẫy": Having a resounding, illustrious reputation.

  • Vị tướng ấy có tiếng tăm lừng lẫy. (That general has an illustrious reputation.)

• "Nổi tiếng lừng lẫy": To be famously illustrious.

  • Anh ấy là một nghệ sĩ nổi tiếng lừng lẫy. (He is a famously illustrious artist.)

1. Resound
   • tiếng tăm lừng khắp mọi nơi
     His fame resounded everywhere
2. Pervade, diffuse
   • mùi hoa sen thơ lừng khắp cánh đồng
     the lotos' fragrance. pervaded all the fields