mùa xuân
Definition
- Noun:
- Spring: The season between winter and summer, characterized by the blossoming of flowers, warmer weather, and new growth in nature. It is often associated with renewal and vitality.
- Youth / Springtime of life: A poetic or metaphorical use referring to the period of one's youth, characterized by freshness, beauty, and vigor.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mùa xuân là mùa đẹp nhất trong năm. (Spring is the most beautiful season of the year.)
- Hoa đào nở rộ vào mùa xuân. (Peach blossoms bloom abundantly in spring.)
- Tuổi thanh xuân là mùa xuân của đời người. (Youth is the springtime of a person's life.)
Advanced Usage
"Tết đến, xuân về": A common saying meaning "Tet arrives, spring returns," linking the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) with the arrival of spring.
- Tết đến, xuân về, mọi nhà đều trang hoàng. (Tet arrives, spring returns, every house is decorated.)
"Xuân thì": A literary term for the springtime of youth, specifically referring to the prime of a young person's life.
- Cô ấy đang ở độ tuổi xuân thì. (She is in the springtime of her youth.)
Variants and Related Words
Mùa (n): season.
- Việt Nam có bốn mùa. (Vietnam has four seasons.)
Xuân hạ (n): spring and summer.
- Khoảng thời gian xuân hạ thật dễ chịu. (The period of spring and summer is very pleasant.)
Synonyms
- Spring: the season.
- Springtime: the period of spring.
- Youth: the state of being young (in metaphorical use).
Related Idioms
"Xuân xanh": literally "green spring," meaning youthful years.
- Anh ấy vẫn còn xuân xanh. (He is still in his green spring/youthful years.)
"Trẻ mãi không già" / "Tuổi già nhưng lòng vẫn xuân": Idioms meaning "forever young" or "old in age but young at heart," using "xuân" to symbolize youthfulness.
- Cụ ông ấy tuổi già nhưng lòng vẫn xuân. (That old man is aged but his heart is still spring-like/young.)