Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sparkling, glittering, shimmering: Describes something that emits or reflects many small, bright, flickering points of light, creating a beautiful, magical, or dreamy visual effect. It often implies a gentle, moving, or ethereal quality of light.
   • Glistening, twinkling: Can describe light reflecting off a liquid surface or a shiny object with a soft, radiant, and sometimes unsteady glow.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những ngôi sao lung linh trên bầu trời đêm. (The stars are twinkling in the night sky.)
  • Cô ấy đeo chiếc vòng cổ có những viên đá quý lung linh. (She wears a necklace with sparkling gemstones.)
  • Ánh đèn thành phố lung linh dưới màn sương. (The city lights glimmered under the mist.)
  • Mặt hồ lung linh phản chiếu ánh hoàng hôn. (The lake surface glistened, reflecting the sunset.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lung linh huyền ảo": Sparkling and magical/illusory. Used to describe a scene of light that is both beautiful and somewhat unreal or fantastical.

  • Khung cảnh lễ hội với muôn ngàn ánh đèn lung linh huyền ảo. (The festival scene with thousands of magically shimmering lights.)

• "Nụ cười lung linh": A sparkling smile. A figurative use describing a bright, radiant, and captivating smile.

  • Cô bé đáp lại bằng một nụ cười lung linh. (The little girl responded with a sparkling smile.)

Variants and Related Words

• Long lanh (adj): A near-synonym, also meaning sparkling or glistening, often used for light reflecting clearly in eyes or on still water surfaces.

  • Đôi mắt cô ấy long lanh nước mắt. (Her eyes glistened with tears.)

• Lấp lánh (adj): Sparkling, glittering, flashing. Often implies a brighter, more pronounced, or intermittent sparkle compared to "lung linh".

  • Những chiếc lá khô lấp lánh dưới ánh nắng. (The dry leaves glittered under the sunlight.)

Synonyms

• Lấp lánh: Glittering, flashing.
• Lóng lánh: Glittering, shining (often for precious stones).
• Nhấp nháy: Twinkling, blinking (often for lights that turn on and off).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Lung linh sắc màu": Dazzling with colors; richly colorful and bright.

  • Bức tranh của em bé lung linh sắc màu. (The child's painting is dazzlingly colorful.)

• "Giấc mơ lung linh": A sparkling/bright dream. Refers to a beautiful, hopeful, or idealized dream or aspiration.

  • Cô ấy theo đuổi giấc mơ lung linh trở thành một nghệ sĩ. (She pursues the sparkling dream of becoming an artist.)

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