Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Vast; Spacious: Describes an area that is extremely wide, open, and expansive, often giving a feeling of great freedom and lack of boundaries or constraints.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cánh đồng lúa ở đây rộng thênh thang. (The rice field here is vast and spacious.)
  • Căn phòng rộng thênh thang và tràn ngập ánh sáng. (The room is vast and spacious and flooded with light.)
  • Tâm hồn anh ấy rộng thênh thang như đại dương. (His soul is as vast and boundless as the ocean.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used metaphorically to describe abstract concepts like one's heart, mind, or future, implying great capacity, openness, and limitless potential.
  • Tương lai phía trước rộng thênh thang. (The future ahead is wide open and full of possibilities.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rộng lớn (adj): large, extensive.

  • Một khu rừng rộng lớn. (A large forest.)

• Bao la (adj): immense, boundless (often used for sky, sea, or love).

  • Tình mẹ bao la. (A mother's love is boundless.)

• Mênh mông (adj): immense, vast (often for natural landscapes).

  • Biển trời mênh mông. (The vast sea and sky.)

Synonyms

• Vast: Of very great extent or size; immense.
• Spacious: Having ample space.
• Expansive: Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope.
• Boundless: Unlimited or immense.

Related Idioms

• Rộng như cái chỗ: (Colloquial) Spacious as a... (used for emphasis, often humorously).

  • Căn gác xép rộng như cái chỗ để chổi. (The attic is as spacious as a broom closet.)

• Lòng rộng mở: Open-hearted; generous in spirit.

  • Bà ấy đón tiếp khách với lòng rộng mở. (She welcomed guests with an open heart.)

adjective

1. vast; spacious