Definition

1. Noun:
   • Daybreak, dawn: The time of day when light first begins to appear in the sky, before sunrise. It refers to the very beginning of the morning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi lên đường từ lúc rạng ngày. (We set off at daybreak.)
  • Rạng ngày là khoảnh khắc yên tĩnh nhất. (Dawn is the most peaceful moment.)
  • Tiếng gà gáy báo hiệu rạng ngày. (The rooster's crow heralds the dawn.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "rạng ngày" is often used in literary and descriptive contexts to evoke a specific time of day and its associated atmosphere. It is more poetic than the common word "bình minh" (sunrise).

Variants and Related Words

• Bình minh (n): sunrise, the moment when the sun appears above the horizon.
• Hừng đông (n): dawn, daybreak (similar to rạng ngày, slightly more literary).
• Tảng sáng (n): early morning, the period when it has become light.

Synonyms

• Daybreak: The first appearance of light in the morning.
• Dawn: The time each morning when light begins to appear.
• First light: The earliest light of day.

Related Idioms

• While "rạng ngày" itself is not commonly part of idioms, it is used in poetic expressions about time and new beginnings.
  • Công việc kết thúc vào lúc rạng ngày. (The work finished at the crack of dawn.)

1. At daybreak, at dawn