quạnh vắng
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Deserted and lonely: Describes a place that is empty of people and activity, creating a strong feeling of solitude and silence. It emphasizes both the physical absence of life and the melancholic atmosphere that results.
- Desolate: Conveys a sense of bleak, often sad emptiness, typically in a rural or natural setting.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con đường làng trở nên quạnh vắng sau khi mọi người di cư vào thành phố. (The village road became deserted after everyone migrated to the city.)
- Khu rừng vào đêm mang một vẻ quạnh vắng đáng sợ. (The forest at night had a frighteningly desolate feel.)
- Căn nhà cũ đứng quạnh vắng trên đồi. (The old house stood lonely and deserted on the hill.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "quạnh vắng" is often used in literary and poetic contexts to evoke a specific mood of profound solitude and abandonment, beyond just a simple description of an empty place.
Variants and Related Words
- Quạnh hiu (adj): A very close synonym, also meaning desolate and lonely, often with a poetic nuance.
- Tiếng gió thổi qua đồng hoang nghe thật quạnh hiu. (The sound of the wind blowing across the wasteland sounded truly desolate.)
- Vắng vẻ (adj): Quiet, lacking people; less intense than "quạnh vắng", focusing more on the lack of bustle than the emotional atmosphere.
- Công viên rất vắng vẻ vào sáng sớm. (The park is very quiet early in the morning.)
Synonyms
- Deserted: Empty of people.
- Desolate: Bleakly and depressingly empty.
- Lonely: Unfrequented and remote, inducing a feeling of solitude.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Quạnh vắng tiếng người: So quiet that human voices are absent; profoundly silent and uninhabited.
- Ngôi làng bỏ hoang, quạnh vắng tiếng người. (The abandoned village was devoid of human voices.)
- Deserted, desolate