nhãn tiền
Definition
- Adverb:
- Before one's eyes, in front of one: Refers to something happening or being present directly in one's field of vision, or something that is immediately evident or obvious.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Sự việc diễn ra nhãn tiền. (The event happened right before my/our eyes.)
- Anh ta đã chứng kiến cảnh tượng đó nhãn tiền. (He witnessed that scene firsthand / right before his eyes.)
- Hậu quả thấy rõ nhãn tiền. (The consequences are clearly visible / evident.)
Advanced Usage
- "Báo ứng nhãn tiền": Instant retribution; divine justice that is meted out immediately and visibly.
- The idiom "báo ứng nhãn tiền" describes a situation where someone's wrongdoings are punished in a way that is immediately witnessed.
Variants and Related Words
- Hiển nhiên (adj): Obvious, evident. While "nhãn tiền" emphasizes visibility before one's eyes, "hiển nhiên" focuses on being self-evident or undeniable.
- Trước mắt (adv/phrase): Before one's eyes; at present, currently. This is a more common and versatile synonym.
Synonyms
- Trước mắt: Before one's eyes.
- Tại chỗ: On the spot, right there.
- Trực tiếp: Directly.
Related Idioms
- "Nhãn tiền chiếu cổ": (A classical allusion) Literally "illuminating the past right before one's eyes," meaning present events clearly reflect or mirror past ones, making history evident.
- This classical idiom is used to suggest that current circumstances are a clear lesson or repetition of historical patterns.
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Before one's eyes, in front of one
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