ngồn ngộn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Abundant, plentiful, and overflowing: Describes something existing in very large quantities, often to the point of being visibly full, lush, or bursting.
- Lush and luxuriant: Often used to describe vegetation, crops, or hair that is thick, dense, and healthy in appearance.
- Buxom, full-figured: A less common, somewhat poetic or regional usage describing a person (typically a woman) as having a plump, healthy, and attractive physique.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cánh đồng lúa chín vàng ngồn ngộn. (The rice field was golden and abundantly full.)
- Mái tóc cô ấy dày và ngồn ngộn. (Her hair was thick and luxuriant.)
- Sức sống ngồn ngộn của mùa xuân. (The overflowing vitality of spring.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a positive connotation of healthy, desirable abundance and vigorous growth. It is frequently used in literary and descriptive contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngồn ngộn sức sống: brimming with vitality.
- Tuổi trẻ ngồn ngộn sức sống. (Youth is brimming with vitality.)
Synonyms
- Abundant: existing in large quantities.
- Luxuriant: rich and profuse in growth.
- Bountiful: generously given or plentiful.
- Teeming: full of or swarming with.
Related Idioms
- While "ngồn ngộn" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases to emphasize overflowing abundance, such as "ngồn ngộn của cải" (overflowing with wealth) or "ngồn ngộn hy vọng" (brimming with hope).