Definition

1. 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.

verb

1. to wander