mộngtriệu

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Dream omen / dream portent: A sign, vision, or forewarning that appears within a dream, believed to indicate a future event or convey a message.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy tin vào mộng triệu. (He believes in dream omens.)
  • Cô ấy lo lắng vì một mộng triệu kỳ lạ. (She is worried because of a strange dream portent.)
  • Cứ trong mộng triệu mà suy, phận con thôi có ra gì mai sau. (If one judges from the dream omen, my child's future fate seems unpromising.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "mộng triệu" is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese contexts, especially in poetry and historical texts, relating to traditional beliefs in prophetic dreams.

Variants and Related Words

• Điềm báo trong mộng (n): A synonym meaning "an omen within a dream."
• Giấc mơ báo hiệu (n): A more modern phrasing meaning "a signaling dream."

Synonyms

• Dream sign: An image or event in a dream thought to be significant.
• Oneiromantic omen: A formal term for a dream used for divination.

Related Idioms

• While "mộng triệu" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it relates to the concept of "mộng du" (sleepwalking) only in the shared root "mộng" (dream), but their meanings are distinct.