Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Everywhere, in every place: "nơi nơi" is a reduplicative word (từ láy) that intensifies the meaning of "nơi" (place), indicating a state of being present or happening in all places, covering a wide area without exception.

Usage Examples

• Adverb: (In spring, flowers bloom everywhere.) (The news spread everywhere.) (Human warmth is felt in every place.)

Advanced Usage

• "nơi nơi chốn chốn": This is a common four-syllable idiom that pairs "nơi nơi" with its synonym "chốn chốn" (also meaning "every place"), creating a more emphatic and literary expression for "everywhere, all over". (The festival is held everywhere, in every corner of the land.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nơi (noun): A place, a location. (This is a very quiet place.)
• Mọi nơi (phrase): Every place, synonymous with "nơi nơi" but more common in modern daily speech. (He has been everywhere.)

Synonyms

• Khắp nơi: All over, everywhere.
• Mọi chỗ: Every place, every spot.
• Đâu đâu: (Literary) Everywhere.

Notes on Usage

• Register: "Nơi nơi" carries a slightly literary, poetic, or formal tone. In everyday conversation, "khắp nơi" or "mọi nơi" are more frequently used.
• Grammar: It functions primarily as an adverb modifying verbs (like "nở", "lan truyền") to describe the scope of an action or state.
• Reduplication: As a reduplicative form, it emphasizes universality and completeness, meaning not just "many places" but truly "all places".

1. Everywhere, in every place
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