muôn thuở
Definition
Adjective:
- Eternal, everlasting, perpetual: Describes something that exists or endures for all time, without beginning or end. It emphasizes a timeless, unchanging quality.
- Immortal, ageless: Pertaining to fame, glory, or memory that lasts forever, beyond the passage of time.
Adverb:
- Forever, for all eternity, perpetually: Used to indicate that an action, state, or condition lasts for all time.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Một tình bạn muôn thuở. (An eternal friendship.)
- Danh tiếng muôn thuở của các anh hùng. (The everlasting fame of the heroes.)
- Adverb:
- Tên của ông ấy sẽ được ghi nhớ muôn thuở. (His name will be remembered forever.)
- Ước nguyện được sống muôn thuở. (The wish to live perpetually.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts to convey grandeur, solemnity, or profound timelessness. It is commonly paired with abstract concepts like love, glory, memory, or truth.
- Chân lý muôn thuở. (The eternal truth.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vĩnh cửu (adj): perpetual, permanent, everlasting. Often used in similar contexts but can be slightly more formal or philosophical.
- Muôn đời (adj/adv): forever, for all ages. A very close synonym, sometimes used more colloquially.
Synonyms
- Eternal: Lasting or existing forever.
- Everlasting: Lasting forever or for a very long time.
- Perpetual: Never ending or changing.
- Timeless: Not affected by the passage of time.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Muôn thuở không quên: Literally "never forgotten for all eternity"; meaning unforgettable forever.
- Kỷ niệm ấy muôn thuở không quên. (That memory is unforgettable forever.)
- Tồn tại muôn thuở: To exist eternally.
- Ước mơ về hòa bình tồn tại muôn thuở. (The dream of peace exists eternally.)