Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Blurred, misty, or foggy: Refers to something that has lost its sharpness or clarity, often due to moisture, tears, or distance, making it difficult to see clearly.
   • Faded or indistinct: Describes something, often a memory or image, that has become less clear or vivid over time.

2. Verb:

   • To blur, to become blurred: The process of losing visual clarity or sharpness.
   • To fade, to become indistinct: The process of a memory, image, or impression losing its definition or vividness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cửa kính nhòa vì hơi nước. (The glass door is foggy from steam.)
  • Đôi mắt cô ấy nhòa lệ. (Her eyes were misty with tears.)
• Verb:
  • Hình ảnh đó đã nhòa đi trong ký ức tôi. (That image has faded in my memory.)
  • Ánh đèn pha làm nhòa tầm nhìn của tài xế. (The headlights blurred the driver's vision.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm nhòa": to cause to blur, to obscure.
  • Cơn mưa làm nhòa mọi thứ bên ngoài cửa sổ. (The rain blurred everything outside the window.)
• "nhòa dần": to gradually fade or blur.
  • Ký ức về ngày đó nhòa dần theo năm tháng. (The memory of that day gradually faded with the years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhoà (adj/v): An alternate spelling with the same meaning.
• Làm nhòe (v): To smudge, to make blurry (often for lines, writing).
  • Nước làm nhòe chữ viết. (The water smudged the handwriting.)

Synonyms

• Blurred: Lacking sharpness.
• Misty: Covered or clouded with mist.
• Faded: Having lost freshness or brilliance.
• Indistinct: Not clear or sharply defined.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mắt nhòa lệ: Eyes blurred with tears (a common poetic phrase).
  • Nghe tin buồn, mắt bà nhòa lệ. (Hearing the sad news, her eyes blurred with tears.)
• Nhòa đi ranh giới: To blur the boundary.
  • Sự kiện này nhòa đi ranh giới giữa thiện và ác. (This event blurred the boundary between good and evil.)