Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly bright, beginning to brighten: Describes the state when light starts to appear, especially at dawn, or when something becomes slightly clearer or more understandable.
   • Becoming clear, dawning (figuratively): Used to describe the moment when understanding or clarity begins to emerge in a situation or thought process.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trời ràng rạng. (The sky is beginning to brighten.)
  • Nghe giải thích vấn đề đã ràng rạng. (After hearing the explanation, the issue became clearer.)

Advanced Usage

• "ràng rạng" as a Reduplicative Word: This word is a reduplicative form (từ láy) of the root "rạng". Reduplicative words in Vietnamese often intensify, soften, or add a descriptive nuance to the root word's meaning. Here, "ràng rạng" softens "rạng" (bright/clear) to mean "slightly bright" or "beginning to be clear".
  • Sau cơn mưa, bầu trời ràng rạng. (After the rain, the sky is slightly brightening.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rạng (adj): Bright, clear, dawn. This is the root word.
  • Bình minh rạng. (Dawn is bright.)
• Rạng rỡ (adj): Brilliant, radiant, glorious. A different reduplicative form with a stronger, more positive connotation.
  • Nụ cười rạng rỡ. (A radiant smile.)

Synonyms

• Lờ mờ: Dim, faint, indistinct.
• Hừng sáng: Dawn breaking, beginning to get light.
• Sáng tỏ (figurative): Clear, lucid, clarified.

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning (Literal): Refers specifically to the first light of dawn, the period when darkness starts to recede but it is not yet fully light.
• Secondary Meaning (Figurative): Extends to the initial stage of understanding or realization, when things start to make sense but are not yet completely clear. It describes a transitional state towards clarity.

1. xem rạng (láy)