nhòa
Definition
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.
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.)