ngời ngời
Definition
- Adjective:
- Radiant; glowing; shining brightly: Describes a strong, brilliant, and often beautiful light emanating from a source. It often implies an intense, vibrant, and captivating shine.
- Beaming; luminous (figurative): Used to describe a person's face, eyes, or expression that is bright with a strong positive emotion such as happiness, pride, health, or vitality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ánh sáng từ ngọn hải đăng ngời ngời trên mặt biển đêm. (The light from the lighthouse shone radiantly on the night sea.)
- Sau chiến thắng, khuôn mặt các cầu thủ ngời ngời hạnh phúc. (After the victory, the players' faces were beaming with happiness.)
- Lòng yêu nước ngời ngời trong trái tim mỗi người dân. (Patriotism glowed brightly in the heart of every citizen.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts to add emphasis and vivid imagery. It intensifies the quality of shining or glowing, beyond the basic word "ngời" or "sáng".
Variants and Related Words
- Ngời (adj): to shine, to glow. A simpler, more common base form.
- Đôi mắt cô ấy ngời sáng. (Her eyes shine brightly.)
Synonyms
- Radiant: Emitting light or heat brightly; showing great happiness.
- Glowing: Emitting a steady, warm light; showing a warm color or expressing great enthusiasm.
- Beaming: Smiling radiantly; shining brightly.
- Luminous: Emitting or reflecting light, especially in the dark; brilliant.
Related Idioms
- Ngời ngời sức sống: Radiant with vitality; brimming with life and energy.
- Tuổi trẻ ngời ngời sức sống. (Youth is radiant with vitality.)