nguyệt
Definition
Noun (Literary/Poetic):
- The moon: A literary and poetic term for the moon, often used in classical Vietnamese poetry and texts to evoke beauty, romance, or natural cycles.
Noun (In Compounds):
- Month: When used as a component in Sino-Vietnamese compound words, it relates to a lunar month or a calendar month.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Literary):
- Trên trời, nguyệt sáng vằng vặc. (In the sky, the moon shines brightly.)
- Thi nhân thường ngắm nguyệt mà làm thơ. (Poets often gaze at the moon to compose poetry.)
Advanced Usage
"ánh nguyệt": moonlight.
- Ánh nguyệt chiếu xuống mặt hồ. (Moonlight shines down on the lake surface.)
"mãn nguyệt": full term (of pregnancy); full moon.
- Sản phụ đã đến kỳ mãn nguyệt. (The pregnant woman has reached full term.)
Variants and Related Words
Nguyệt thực (n): lunar eclipse.
- Tối nay sẽ có hiện tượng nguyệt thực. (There will be a lunar eclipse tonight.)
Nguyệt san (n): monthly publication; menstruation (formal term).
- Tạp chí này là một nguyệt san. (This magazine is a monthly publication.)
Nguyệt cầm (n): a type of traditional moon-shaped lute.
Synonyms
- Moon: the natural satellite of the earth (common term: "mặt trăng").
- Lunar: relating to the moon (used as an adjective in compounds).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bạch nguyệt: white moon (a poetic descriptor).
- Hoa nguyệt: flowers and the moon (a poetic cliché symbolizing romantic scenery).
- Cảnh sắc nơi đây đúng là hoa nguyệt. (The scenery here is truly like flowers and the moon [idyllic and beautiful].)