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Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely dark, pitch-black: Describes a state of complete darkness where visibility is nearly zero, often used to emphasize the intensity of the darkness.
   • Gloomy, obscure: Can describe a situation or atmosphere that is figuratively dark, unclear, or hopeless.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trời tối mịt, không nhìn thấy gì cả. (It's pitch-black outside; I can't see anything.)
  • Căn phòng không đèn, mịt như mực. (The room has no lights; it's as dark as ink.)
  • Tương lai mịt mù. (The future is bleak/obscure.)

Advanced Usage

• "tối mịt": This is the most common collocation, meaning "pitch-dark".
  • Đường về nhà tối mịt, thật đáng sợ. (The road home is pitch-dark, it's really scary.)
• "mịt mù": Used to describe something being very obscure, foggy, or unclear, both literally (like fog) and figuratively.
  • Sương mù dày đặc khiến tầm nhìn mịt mù. (The dense fog made visibility zero.)
  • Vụ án này còn nhiều điểm mịt mù. (This case still has many obscure points.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mù mịt (adj): Synonymous with "mịt mù", meaning very foggy, obscure, or indiscernible.
  • Trời sương mù mù mịt. (The sky is shrouded in thick fog.)
• Tối (adj): The base word for "dark". "Mịt" intensifies "tối".
• U ám (adj): Gloomy, overcast (often for weather or mood); a near-synonym in figurative use.

Synonyms

• Tối om: Pitch-dark, very dark.
• Tối thui: Completely dark (colloquial).
• Âm u: Gloomy, dim, dusky (often for weather or lighting).

Common Phrases and Idioms

• (Tối) như hũ nút: (Dark) as a jar of stoppers; an idiom meaning completely dark, pitch-black.
  • Nhà kho tối như hũ nút. (The warehouse is pitch-black.)
• Mịt mờ: (Less common) Similar to "mịt mù", meaning obscure, unclear.
  • Triển vọng mịt mờ. (The prospects are dim/unclear.)

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