Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dance: To move one's body rhythmically, typically to music, often following a set sequence of steps or as a form of expression or performance.
   • To jump for joy / to leap about: To move one's body energetically with jumps and skips as an expression of great happiness or excitement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các nghệ sĩ đang nhảy múa trên sân khấu. (The artists are dancing on stage.)
  • Nghe tin mọi người nhảy múa. (Upon hearing the news, everyone jumped for joy.)
  • Trẻ em nhảy múa quanh cây thông. (The children danced around the Christmas tree.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhảy múa" can be used metaphorically to describe something moving in a light, quick, or playful manner, such as flames or reflections.
  • Ánh lửa nhảy múa trong đêm. (The firelight danced in the night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhảy (v): To jump or to dance (often implies a more energetic or less formal movement than "nhảy múa").

  • Họ nhảy theo điệu nhạc. (They danced to the music.)

• Múa (v): To perform a dance, often with more emphasis on grace, artistry, or traditional forms.

  • Cô ấy múa rất uyển chuyển. (She dances very gracefully.)

Synonyms

• Dance: To move rhythmically to music.
• Caper / Gambol: To jump or dance about playfully.
• Frolic: To play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically.

Related Idioms

• Nhảy múa trên nỗi đau của người khác: To dance on someone else's pain (to take pleasure in another's misfortune).
  • Anh ta không nên nhảy múa trên nỗi đau của người khác. (He should not gloat over others' pain.)

1. Perform dances, perform a ballet. jump for joy
   • Nghe tin mọi người nhảy múa
     Everyone jumped for joy at these news