phảng phất

Thân thiện

Một mùi hương phảng phất trong không khí buổi sáng.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To waft; to float gently (in the air): Describes a light scent, aroma, sound, or feeling that is subtly carried through the air or perceived faintly.
   • To be vaguely reminiscent of; to faintly resemble: Describes a slight, indistinct similarity to something else.

2. Adjective / Adverb:

   • Faint; vague; dim; elusive: Describes something perceived indistinctly, without clear form or definition, such as a memory, an image, or a sensation.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to waft):

  • Mùi hoa nhài phảng phất trong gió. (The scent of jasmine wafts in the breeze.)
  • Một cảm giác bình yên phảng phất trong không gian. (A feeling of peace floats in the air.)

• Verb (to resemble):

  • Giọng hát của cô ấy phảng phất giọng mẹ. (Her singing voice is vaguely reminiscent of her mother's.)
  • Kiến trúc ngôi nhà phảng phất phong cách cổ điển. (The house's architecture faintly resembles a classical style.)

• Adjective/Adverb (faint, vague):

  • Chỉ còn một ký ức phảng phất về tuổi thơ. (Only a faint memory of childhood remains.)
  • Bóng dáng anh ấy hiện lên phảng phất trong màn sương. (His figure appeared dimly in the mist.)

Advanced Usage

• "phảng phất hương thơm / mùi vị": to be imbued with/ to carry a faint scent or flavor.
  • Tách trà phảng phất hương sen. (The cup of tea carries a faint scent of lotus.)
• Used to describe abstract, intangible impressions.
  • Câu chuyện phảng phất nỗi buồn. (The story is tinged with a vague sadness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thoảng (v/adv): to waft very lightly and briefly; faintly.
  • Mùi hương thoảng qua. (The fragrance drifted by briefly.)
• Mơ hồ (adj): vague, ambiguous, unclear (more general than ).
• Lờ mờ (adj): dim, blurred, indistinct (often visual).

Synonyms

• To waft / to float: (for scents, sounds).
• To resemble faintly / to be vaguely similar: (for comparisons).
• Faint / vague / elusive / indistinct: (for qualities).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Phảng phất đâu đây: (It) is vaguely present here and there; a sense/feeling lingers in the air.
  • Một không khí trang nghiêm phảng phất đâu đây. (A solemn atmosphere lingers faintly all around.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to float in the air, to waft

adj

1. dim, vague