nhấp nhô

Sóng nhấp nhô trên mặt biển xanh.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Undulating, rolling: Describing a surface or line that rises and falls gently and repeatedly in a wave-like pattern. It is often used for natural landscapes like hills, waves, or fields.
   • Bobbing, rising and falling: Describing a repeated, gentle up-and-down movement, often on a surface like water.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những ngọn đồi nhấp nhô phía xa. (The rolling hills in the distance.)
  • Sóng biển nhấp nhô dưới ánh hoàng hôn. (The sea waves rose and fell under the sunset.)
  • Cánh đồng lúa chín vàng nhấp nhô theo gió. (The ripe golden rice field undulated in the wind.)

Advanced Usage

• Used metaphorically to describe something that appears intermittently or fluctuates.
  • Ánh đèn nhấp nhô trong đêm. (Lights flickered/bobbed in the night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhấp nhánh (adj): Sparkling, twinkling (like stars or lights).
• Gợn sóng (v): To ripple, to have small waves.

Synonyms

• Undulating: Having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline.
• Rolling: Extending in gentle rises and falls.
• Bobbing: Moving up and down briefly and gently.

Related Idioms

• While "nhấp nhô" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it vividly describes the visual scene in phrases like:
  • Núi đồi nhấp nhô (Rolling mountains and hills)
  • Sóng nhấp nhô (Bobbing waves)