Definition

1. Noun:
   • Blue sky / The heavens: Refers to the high sky or firmament, often used poetically to indicate great height or the celestial realm.
   • Exaggerated praise / Overvaluation: Used figuratively to describe a state where something (like praise, value, or status) is inflated far beyond its true worth, lifted to an unrealistic level.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Literal):

  • Cánh diều bay lên tận mây xanh. (The kite flew up to the blue sky.)
  • Máy bay lên đến tận mây xanh. (The airplane ascended to the very heavens.)

• Noun (Figurative):

  • Bài báo đó tâng bốc nghệ sĩ lên tận mây xanh. (That article praised the artist to the skies.)
  • Giá cổ phiếu bị đẩy lên mây xanh, không phản ánh giá trị thực. (The stock price was driven into the stratosphere, not reflecting its real value.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is almost always used in the fixed expression "lên tận mây xanh" (to rise to the blue sky), which carries the core meanings of reaching a great height or being excessively praised.

Variants and Related Words

• Trời xanh (n): Blue sky; heavens. Often used interchangeably in literal contexts.
  • Ngước nhìn trời xanh. (To look up at the blue sky.)

Synonyms

• The heavens / The sky: For the literal meaning.
• To the skies / Over the moon / Inflated: For the figurative meaning of excessive praise or value.

Related Idioms

• Lên tận mây xanh: The primary idiom containing this word.
  • Literal: To reach the blue sky (i.e., to fly very high).
  • Figurative: To praise to the skies; to inflate something enormously.
  • Lời khen của họ đưa anh ấy lên tận mây xanh. (Their compliments lifted him to the skies.)