ngọc thỏ

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • The moon (literary, archaic): "Ngọc thỏ" is a poetic and classical term used in old Vietnamese literature to refer to the moon. It is a compound metaphor combining "ngọc" (jade, precious gem) and "thỏ" (rabbit/jade rabbit), directly referencing the legend of the Jade Rabbit living on the moon.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên cao, ngọc thỏ đã lên đỉnh đầu. (High above, the moon has reached its zenith.)
  • Thơ xưa thường ví ánh sáng của ngọc thỏ. (Ancient poetry often likened the light of the moon.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is exclusively used in a literary, poetic, or classical context. It is not used in modern everyday conversation. Its use evokes a sense of antiquity, beauty, and traditional imagery.

Variants and Related Words

• Mặt trăng: The standard, modern Vietnamese word for "the moon".
• Vầng trăng: A common poetic synonym for "the moon", meaning "the orb/disk of the moon".
• Hằng Nga: Refers to the Moon Goddess Chang'e in Chinese/Vietnamese mythology, sometimes used poetically for the moon itself.
• Thỏ ngọc: A variant form meaning "jade rabbit", directly referencing the mythical creature.

Synonyms

• Mặt trăng: The moon.
• Vầng trăng: The moon (poetic).
• Ánh trăng: Moonlight (sometimes used metonymically for the moon).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Cung trăng: The lunar palace (the mythical palace on the moon).
• Thỏ ngọc giã thuốc: The Jade Rabbit pounding the elixir of life (a common motif in the legend).

Học thuật

1. (từ cũ, văn chương) The moon