lang bạt
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Definition
- Verb:
- To wander: To travel or move from place to place without a fixed destination or purpose, often over a long period and across great distances. It implies a sense of rootlessness and hardship.
- To roam: To move about aimlessly or without a settled course, often over a wide area.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy đã lang bạt khắp năm châu. (He wandered across all five continents.)
- Sau chiến tranh, nhiều người phải lang bạt kiếm sống. (After the war, many people had to wander to make a living.)
- Hắn lang bạt từ làng này sang làng khác. (He roamed from village to village.)
Advanced Usage
- "lang bạt kỳ hồ": An idiom meaning to wander far and wide, to roam to distant, unknown places for a very long time. It emphasizes the extensive and uncertain nature of the wandering.
- Câu chuyện kể về một người lính lang bạt kỳ hồ tìm đường về nhà. (The story is about a soldier wandering far and wide to find his way home.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phiêu bạt (v): To drift, to lead a wandering, unsettled life. This is a close synonym, often used interchangeably with "lang bạt" but can carry a stronger connotation of being adrift or displaced.
- Cuộc sống phiêu bạt (A drifting life)
Synonyms
- Wander: To travel aimlessly.
- Roam: To move about without purpose.
- Drift: To be carried along by circumstances, living without a fixed course.
- Nomadize: To live the life of a nomad.
Related Idioms
- Lang bạt kỳ hồ: As described in Advanced Usage, this is the primary idiom, intensifying the core meaning of "lang bạt" to signify prolonged and distant wandering.