muộn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Late; tardy: Occurring or arriving after the expected, usual, or proper time.
- Delayed; behind schedule: Happening at a later point than planned or typical.
- Adjective (figurative):
- Late in life; belated: Happening at a later stage than is common, especially regarding life events.
- Noun (archaic/literary):
- Melancholy; sorrow; grief: A state of sadness or distress (this meaning is now rare and primarily found in classical literature or fixed phrases).
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Xin lỗi vì tôi đến muộn. (Sorry for my late arrival.)
- Chuyến tàu hôm nay rất muộn. (The train is very late today.)
- Bữa tối muộn. (A late dinner.)
- Adjective (figurative):
- Cô ấy kết hôn khá muộn. (She married quite late in life.)
- Anh ấy có con muộn. (He had children late.)
- Noun:
- Đi chơi cho khuây khỏa nỗi muộn. (Go out to dispel the sorrow.)
Advanced Usage
- "giải muộn": To dispel sadness or melancholy; to find distraction from grief.
- Ông cụ đi dạo vườn hoa để giải muộn. (The old man strolls in the flower garden to dispel his melancholy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Muộn màng (adj): Belated, tardy (often with a stronger sense of regret or being too late).
- Lời xin lỗi muộn màng. (A belated apology.)
- Trễ muộn (adj): Delayed, late (common in Southern Vietnamese usage).
- Giờ học bắt đầu trễ muộn. (The class started late.)
Synonyms
- Late: After the expected time.
- Tardy: Delayed beyond the set time.
- Belated: Coming later than intended.
- Delayed: Made late.
Related Idioms
- Sớm hay muộn: Sooner or later.
- Sớm hay muộn anh ấy cũng sẽ hiểu. (Sooner or later, he will understand.)
- Muộn còn hơn không: Better late than never.
- Hãy gửi báo cáo đi, muộn còn hơn không. (Send the report, better late than never.)