Definition

Adjective: - Poetic, beautiful like a poem: Describes a scene, landscape, or moment that possesses a beauty reminiscent of poetry; evoking a gentle, romantic, and aesthetically pleasing feeling.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Phong cảnh ở đây thật nên thơ. (The scenery here is truly poetic.)
  • Cô ấy có một vẻ đẹp rất nên thơ. (She has a very poetic beauty.)
  • Khung cảnh buổi hoàng hôn trông thật nên thơ. (The sunset scene looks so poetic.)

Advanced Usage

• "mang vẻ nên thơ": to have a poetic air/quality.
  • Ngôi làng nhỏ mang vẻ nên thơ với những con đường đầy hoa. (The small village has a poetic air with its flower-filled lanes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thơ mộng (adj): Romantic, picturesque. (Often used interchangeably with "nên thơ," but can imply a more dreamy or idyllic quality.)
• Trữ tình (adj): Lyrical. (Often describes artistic works like music or poetry, but can also describe scenery with a gentle, emotional quality.)

Synonyms

• Poetic: Having the qualities of poetry.
• Picturesque: Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.
• Idyllic: Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

Related Idioms

• "Đẹp như tranh vẽ": As beautiful as a painting. (This idiom shares a similar meaning of visual beauty but compares it to a painting rather than a poem.)
  • Cánh đồng lúa chín vàng đẹp như tranh vẽ. (The ripe golden rice field is as beautiful as a painting.)

1. Poetic, beautiful like a poem