nhấp nhem
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Weak and intermittent: Describes a light, sound, or phenomenon that is faint, not strong, and flickers or appears/disappears irregularly.
- Dim and flickering: Specifically refers to a light source that is not bright and seems to be on the verge of going out, often wavering.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ánh đuốc nhấp nhem trong đêm rừng sâu. (The torchlight flickered weakly in the deep forest night.)
- Chỉ còn ngọn nến nhấp nhem trên bàn. (Only a flickering candle remained on the table.)
- Ánh sáng nhấp nhem từ chiếc đèn dầu. (The weak, intermittent light from the oil lamp.)
Advanced Usage
- "nhấp nhem" to describe memory or consciousness: Used figuratively to describe something vague, unclear, or fading, like a distant memory or a state between sleep and wakefulness.
- Ký ức về tuổi thơ chỉ còn nhấp nhem. (Memories of childhood are now just faint and flickering.)
- Anh ấy trong trạng thái nhấp nhem nửa tỉnh nửa mê. (He was in a drowsy, half-awake state.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chập chờn (adj): Flickering, unsteady (often for light); also used for something unstable or fluctuating. It is a very close synonym.
- Ánh đèn chập chờn. (The light flickered.)
- Lập lòe (adj): Twinkling, sparkling intermittently (like fireflies or distant lights). It often implies more points of light or a faster intermittent pattern than .
- Đom đóm bay lập lòe. (Fireflies flew, twinkling.)
Synonyms
- Lờ mờ (adj): Dim, vague, indistinct.
- Thoáng qua (adj/adv): Fleeting, passing briefly.
- Yếu ớt (adj): Feeble, weak (can apply to light, sound, or health).
Related Phrases
- Ánh sáng nhấp nhem: Flickering light.
- Tiếng động nhấp nhem: (Figurative) Intermittent, faint sounds.
- Ký ức nhấp nhem: Flickering, vague memories.
Related Idioms
- "Nhấp nhem như ngọn đèn trước gió": (As flickering as a lamp in the wind) – Describes something very unstable, precarious, or on the verge of disappearing.
- Sức khỏe của ông cụ nhấp nhem như ngọn đèn trước gió. (The old man's health is as flickering as a lamp in the wind.)
- weak and intermittent
- ánh đuốc nhấp nhemThe weak and intermittent light of a torch