Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Glasses, spectacles: An optical device consisting of two lenses mounted in a frame, worn in front of the eyes to correct vision or protect the eyes.
   • Note: This is an archaic or literary term in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông cụ đeo một đôi nhãn kính gọng vàng. (The old man wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.)
  • Trong tiểu thuyết xưa, các nhà nho thường được miêu tả với nhãn kính. (In old novels, scholars are often described wearing glasses.)

Advanced Usage

• The term 'nhãn kính' is considered archaic or formal in contemporary Vietnamese. It is more commonly found in classical literature, historical contexts, or poetic language.
• In modern everyday speech, the common terms are 'kính' (glasses) or 'kính mắt' (eyeglasses).

Variants and Related Words

• Kính: (n) Glasses, spectacles. The standard modern term.
  • kính cận (reading glasses/nearsightedness glasses), kính râm (sunglasses).
• Kính mắt: (n) Eyeglasses. Another common modern term.
• Mắt kính: (n) This refers specifically to the lenses of the glasses.

Synonyms

• Kính đeo mắt: Eyeglasses.
• Tròng kính: (Can refer to lenses, but sometimes used colloquially for glasses).

Notes on Usage

• 'Nhãn kính' is rarely used in daily conversation today. Using it might sound poetic, old-fashioned, or deliberately formal.
• It is important for learners to recognize this word in historical texts but to use 'kính' or 'kính mắt' for active communication.

1. (cũ) Glasses