ly tán

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Definition

Adjective: - Scattered, dispersed: Describes a state where people, members of a family, or a group are separated and forced to live in different places, often due to war, disaster, or conflict. It implies a forced or tragic separation that disrupts unity.

Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Sau cuộc chiến, nhiều gia đình phải sống ly tán. (After the war, many families had to live scattered.)
    • Cộng đồng người tị nạn bị ly tán khắp thế giới. (The refugee community was dispersed across the world.)
Advanced Usage
  • "sự ly tán" (noun): The act or state of being scattered/dispersed.
    • Sự ly tán của các gia đình là một hậu quả đau lòng của chiến tranh. (The dispersion of families is a heartbreaking consequence of war.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Tan tác (adj): Scattered, routed (often used for a group breaking apart in disarray, e.g., an army).
  • Phân tán (v, adj): To disperse; dispersed (can be used for both people and things, often in a more general or less emotionally charged context than "ly tán").
Synonyms
  • Tản mác: Scattered about.
  • Lìa tan: Separated and scattered (a near-identical synonym, often used together as "ly tán lìa tan").
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Cảnh ly tán: A scene of dispersion/separation.
    • Bức tranh mô tả cảnh ly tán thương tâm. (The painting depicts a heart-wrenching scene of separation.)
  • Gia đình ly tán: A scattered/dispersed family.
    • Họ là nạn nhân của những gia đình ly tán. (They are victims of scattered families.)
adjective
  1. scattered