làn làn

Mấy thửa ruộng làn làn nhau.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Level or even: Describing surfaces that are flat, smooth, or at the same height without significant differences.
   • Comparatively equal: Used to indicate that two or more things are roughly equal in level, degree, or status, with little disparity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mấy thửa ruộng làn làn nhau. (The few rice fields are level with each other.)
  • Hai chiếc bàn được đặt làn làn trong phòng. (The two tables are placed evenly/level in the room.)
  • Mực nước trong hai bình làn làn. (The water level in the two jars is even.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily used in descriptive or comparative contexts, often in relation to physical topography, positioning, or measurable states. It conveys a sense of visual or measurable flatness and equality.

Variants and Related Words

• Bằng phẳng (adj): flat, level, smooth. (Emphasizes a general flat surface.)
• Bằng nhau (adj): equal, the same. (Emphasizes equivalence in measurement or value.)
• Ngang bằng (adj): even, level, equal. (Often used for social or competitive equality.)

Synonyms

• Level: at the same height.
• Even: flat and smooth; equal.
• Flush: exactly level or even with another surface.

Related Idioms

• : As smooth/level as the surface of water. (A simile describing great evenness or calm flatness.)