Definition

1. Noun (literary, poetic):

   • Mountains and forests / wilderness: Refers to remote, wooded, and mountainous regions, often conveying a sense of vast, untamed nature.

2. Numeral (alternative form):

   • Thousand: A numerical value equal to 1,000. This is a poetic or literary variant of the more common word "nghìn."

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Họ sống ẩn dật giữa chốn ngàn xanh. (They live in seclusion amidst the green mountains and forests.)
  • Tiếng hát vang vọng khắp núi ngàn. (The singing voice echoed throughout the mountains and forests.)

• Numeral:

  • Ngàn năm trôi qua, câu chuyện vẫn còn đó. (A thousand years have passed, but the story remains.)
  • Cánh đồng hoa bát ngát, có đến ngàn đóa. (The flower field is vast, with up to a thousand blooms.)

Advanced Usage

• "muôn ngàn": Literally "ten thousand thousands," used to mean "countless" or "innumerable."

  • Lòng biết ơn muôn ngàn. (Countless gratitude.)

• "ngàn dâu": Literally "thousand mulberry trees," an old poetic reference to vast, changing landscapes, often implying the passage of time or life's transformations.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghìn (numeral): The standard, more common word for "thousand."
• Rừng (noun): The standard word for "forest." "Ngàn" is a more literary synonym.
• Núi ngàn (noun phrase): A poetic phrase emphasizing mountainous, forested terrain.

Synonyms

• As a noun: Wilderness, hinterlands, woods (in a vast, poetic sense).
• As a numeral: Thousand.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Mấy sông cũng lội, mấy ngàn cũng qua": "Will wade through any river, cross any forest." Means to be determined to overcome all obstacles.
• "Băng ngàn vượt suối": "To cross forests and ford streams." Describes a difficult journey through wild terrain.

noun

1. mountains and forests
   • số từ.
     thousand