Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dream (while asleep): "nằm mơ" refers to the act of experiencing dreams during sleep. It combines "nằm" (to lie down) and "mơ" (to dream), literally meaning "to lie down and dream."
   • To have a dream: It describes the state of seeing images, stories, or sensations in the mind while sleeping.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tối qua tôi nằm mơ thấy một giấc mơ rất kỳ lạ. (Last night I dreamed a very strange dream.)
  • Đừng đánh thức nó, nó đang nằm mơ. (Don't wake him up, he is dreaming.)
  • Cô ấy thường nằm mơ thấy mình đang bay. (She often dreams that she is flying.)

Advanced Usage

• "nằm mơ giữa ban ngày" / "nằm mơ ban ngày": To daydream; to have unrealistic thoughts or hopes while awake.
  • Anh ta cứ nằm mơ giữa ban ngày về việc trúng số. (He keeps daydreaming about winning the lottery.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nằm mê (verb): A synonym with identical meaning and usage to "nằm mơ."
• Mơ (verb): To dream. This is the core component, but "nằm mơ" is the more complete, common phrase for the act of dreaming during sleep.
• Giấc mơ (noun): A dream (the content or instance of dreaming).
  • Giấc mơ của tôi rất sống động. (My dream was very vivid.)
• Mộng (noun/literary): Dream. Often used in poetic or formal contexts.
  • Giấc mộng đẹp. (A beautiful dream.)

Synonyms

• Chiêm bao (verb - literary): To dream. This is a more formal or literary synonym.
  • Ông ấy chiêm bao thấy điềm báo. (He dreamed of an omen.)

Related Phrases

• Mơ mộng (verb): To fantasize; to indulge in fanciful, often unrealistic, thoughts or hopes.
  • Cậu ấy lúc nào cũng mơ mộng về tương lai. (He's always fantasizing about the future.)
• Mơ tưởng (verb): To fantasize or yearn for something (often with a sense of longing).
  • Cô ấy mơ tưởng đến một cuộc sống giàu sang. (She yearns for a life of luxury.)

Related Idioms

• Nằm mơ cũng không thấy: Literally "wouldn't even see it in a dream"; used to emphasize that something is utterly impossible or unimaginable.
  • Giàu như thế, nằm mơ tôi cũng không thấy. (That rich? I couldn't even dream of it.)
• Đừng có nằm mơ!: An exclamation meaning "Don't even dream about it!" or "In your dreams!", used to dismiss an unrealistic hope or request.
  • Muốn tôi cho cậu mượn xe? Đừng có nằm mơ! (You want me to lend you my car? In your dreams!)

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