Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Leisurely; idle; free from work or occupation: Describes a state of being unoccupied, having free time, or spending time in gentle idleness without pressing duties.
   • Refined and leisurely: Can imply a sense of cultured ease or genteel inactivity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi nghỉ hưu, ông ấy sống một cuộc sống nhà nhã. (After retiring, he lives a leisurely life.)
  • Trong buổi chiều nhà nhã, bà thích đọc sách và uống trà. (On a leisurely afternoon, she enjoys reading books and drinking tea.)
  • Anh ấy là một người nhà nhã, không thích sự vội vã. (He is an unhurried person who dislikes rush.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a positive or neutral connotation of peaceful, voluntary idleness, as opposed to forced unemployment. It describes a chosen state of ease.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhàn nhã (adj): This is a more common modern variant with the same meaning of "leisurely" or "at ease."
  • Cô ấy tận hưởng những ngày nhàn nhã ở quê. (She enjoys leisurely days in the countryside.)

Synonyms

• Leisurely: Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
• Idle: Avoiding work; spending time in a relaxed, unoccupied way.
• Unoccupied: Not busy; having free time.

Related Idioms

• Nhàn cư vi bất thiện: An idiom meaning "Idle hands are the devil's workshop." It suggests that being too idle can lead to trouble.
  • Ông bà ta có câu "nhàn cư vi bất thiện". (Our elders have the saying "idle hands are the devil's workshop.")