Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Happy, glad, delighted: A dialectal or poetic variant of the standard Vietnamese word "mừng," expressing joy, pleasure, or happiness about a specific event or piece of good news.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cả nhà đều mầng vì tin anh ấy đỗ đại học. (The whole family was happy/delighted at the news of his passing the university entrance exam.)
  • Lòng tôi thấy mầng khi thấy con cháu sum vầy. (My heart felt glad to see my children and grandchildren gathered together.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily used in literary contexts, folk poetry, or certain regional dialects. In modern standard Vietnamese, "mừng" is the universally used form.

Variants and Related Words

• Mừng (adj, v): The standard form meaning "happy, glad" or "to celebrate/to congratulate."
  • Tôi mừng cho bạn. (I am happy for you.)

Synonyms

• Vui: happy, joyful (a more general term for happiness).
• Hân hoan: overjoyed, elated (stronger, more formal).
• Phấn khởi: cheerful, excited.

Related Idioms

• Mầng thầm: to be secretly pleased or happy about something.
  • Biết tin ấy, ông cụ mầng thầm trong lòng. (Knowing that news, the old man was secretly pleased in his heart.)