ngâm vịnh
Definition
- Verb:
- To compose and recite poetry extemporaneously: The primary meaning of "ngâm vịnh" is the act of spontaneously creating a poem and reciting it aloud, often inspired by a scene, landscape, or a particular emotion.
- To chant or recite poetry descriptively: It specifically involves using poetry to describe a setting, praise scenery, or express a state of mind.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các nhà thơ thường ngâm vịnh trước cảnh núi non hùng vĩ. (Poets often compose and recite poetry extemporaneously before a majestic mountain landscape.)
- Ông cụ ngâm vịnh mấy câu thơ tả cảnh hoàng hôn. (The old man chanted a few lines of poetry describing the sunset scene.)
Advanced Usage
- As a cultural-literary activity: "Ngâm vịnh" often refers to a traditional practice among scholars and poets, where poetry is created and performed on the spot during gatherings, often in response to the immediate environment or a shared feeling.
- Trong buổi họp mặt, họ luân phiên ngâm vịnh để bày tỏ tâm tư. (During the gathering, they took turns composing and reciting poetry to express their sentiments.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngâm ngợi (v): A near-synonymous variant, also meaning to compose and recite poetry extemporaneously.
- Ngâm ngợi thơ phú là thú vui của các bậc tao nhân. (Composing and reciting verses is the pleasure of literati.)
Synonyms
- Improvise poetry: To create poetry without preparation.
- Recite extemporaneously: To recite aloud spontaneously.
- Chant verses: To utter poetic lines in a melodic manner.
Related Idioms
- While "ngâm vịnh" itself is a specific term, it is central to the idiom "cầm kỳ thi họa" (the four arts: lute, chess, poetry, painting), where "thi" (poetry) encompasses activities like "ngâm vịnh."
- Ông ấy tinh thông cầm kỳ thi họa, đặc biệt là tài ngâm vịnh. (He is proficient in the four arts, especially the talent for extemporaneous poetry.)
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cũng như ngâm ngợi Compose and recite a poem extempore (under the inspiration or some feeling)
