phù thủy
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Definition
- Noun:
- Sorcerer; magician: A person who claims to possess or practices magic, often with connotations of dealing with spirits or the supernatural. In Vietnamese folklore and belief, a "phù thủy" is typically seen as someone who uses spells, charms, or rituals to influence events, cast out evil spirits, or perform magic, sometimes for malevolent purposes.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong câu chuyện cổ tích, phù thủy thường có phép thuật đen tối. (In fairy tales, the sorcerer often has dark magic.)
- Người dân làng sợ hãi tên phù thủy sống trong khu rừng. (The villagers feared the magician who lived in the forest.)
- Bà ấy bị lừa bởi một kẻ tự xưng là phù thủy. (She was deceived by a person who claimed to be a sorcerer.)
Advanced Usage
"phù thủy áo đen" / "phù thủy áo trắng": These phrases distinguish between types of magic users, similar to "black witch" and "white witch" in English, indicating practitioners of dark/evil magic versus good/beneficial magic.
- Câu chuyện kể về một phù thủy áo trắng luôn giúp đỡ mọi người. (The story is about a white witch who always helps people.)
Used metaphorically to describe someone with uncanny skill or influence in a specific, often secretive, domain.
- Ông ấy là phù thủy trong lĩnh vực công nghệ thông tin. (He is a wizard in the field of information technology.)
Variants and Related Words
- Pháp sư (n): A more formal or fantasy-oriented term for a wizard or mage, often with great magical power and knowledge.
- Thầy phù thủy (n): A term emphasizing the "master" or "practitioner" aspect, equivalent to "sorcerer" or "witch doctor."
- Bùa phép (n): Refers to the charms and spells used by a "phù thủy."
- Yêu thuật (n): Sorcery; witchcraft, referring to the practice itself.
Synonyms
- Thầy pháp: A master of rituals/magic.
- Đồng cốt: A spirit medium (shares the context of dealing with the spirit world but is not identical).
- Phù phép: A less common noun for a sorcerer, or the act of casting spells.
Related Phrases / Idioms
Tin vào phù thủy: To believe in sorcerers/witchcraft; often used critically to describe gullibility or superstition.
- Đừng có tin vào phù thủy, hãy đi bác sĩ. (Don't believe in sorcery/witch doctors, go see a real doctor.)
Tay phù thủy: Literally "sorcerer's hand"; can be used figuratively to praise someone's incredibly skillful or "magical" hands in activities like cooking, surgery, or art.
- Đầu bếp đó có tay phù thủy, món ăn của anh ấy thật tuyệt vời. (That chef has magical hands, his dishes are amazing.)
noun
- sorcerer; magician