mông lung
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Misty, foggy: Describes a physical scene that is obscured or unclear due to mist, fog, or haze, making visibility poor.
- Vague, nebulous, hazy: Describes abstract concepts, ideas, thoughts, or plans that are unclear, ill-defined, or lacking in precision and detail.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Physical Scene):
- Cảnh mông lung của buổi chiều tà. (The misty view of a late afternoon.)
- Núi đồi chìm trong màn sương mông lung. (The hills were submerged in a vague, foggy mist.)
Adjective (Abstract Concept):
- Ý kiến của anh ấy còn rất mông lung. (His opinion is still very vague.)
- Tương lai phía trước thật mông lung. (The future ahead is truly nebulous.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a state of mind or memory that is indistinct or dreamlike.
- Ký ức về tuổi thơ giờ đã mông lung. (Memories of childhood have now become hazy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mơ hồ (adj): ambiguous, unclear. Often interchangeable with the abstract meaning of "mông lung," but "mơ hồ" is more common for ideas and less for physical fog.
- Mờ ảo (adj): illusory, phantom-like; often describes something that seems real but is unclear or intangible.
- Mù mịt (adj): heavily foggy, densely obscure; often stronger than "mông lung" for physical conditions and can also imply a hopelessly unclear situation.
Synonyms
- Vague: Of uncertain or indefinite character.
- Nebulous: In the form of a cloud or haze; unclear.
- Hazy: Covered by a haze; vague or confused.
- Foggy: Filled with fog; mentally unclear.
Related Idioms
- While "mông lung" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in poetic or descriptive phrases to evoke a sense of obscurity.
- Một cảm giác mông lung: A vague, indistinct feeling.
- Những suy nghĩ mông lung: Nebulous thoughts.
- Misty, foggy
- Cảnh mông lung của buổi chiều tàThe misty view of a late afternoon