Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bright, brilliant, splendid: Describes something that is very bright, radiant, or magnificent in appearance, often implying glory or distinction.
   • Clear, evident, obvious: Describes something that is very clear, manifest, or unmistakable.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sự nghiệp của ông ấy thật rỡ ràng. (His career is truly brilliant/splendid.)
  • Sự thật đã quá rỡ ràng, không thể chối cãi. (The truth is too clear/evident to deny.)
  • "Nở nang mày mặt rỡ ràng mẹ cha" (Nguyễn Du). ("To flourish in face and form, to bring brilliant glory to one's parents.")

Advanced Usage

• "rỡ ràng" in classical/literary contexts: Often used in classical Vietnamese poetry and literature to convey a sense of radiant glory, honor, or splendid achievement that reflects well on one's family or lineage, as in the famous line by Nguyễn Du.

Variants and Related Words

• Rỡ (adj): A shorter, sometimes more colloquial form meaning bright, glorious, or evident. "Rỡ ràng" is an intensified form.
  • Tin ấy đã rõ rỡ. (That news is already clear/evident.)

Synonyms

• Rực rỡ (adj): Dazzling, resplendent, glorious (often for visual brilliance or splendid success).
• Sáng chói (adj): Shining brightly, radiant.
• Hiển nhiên (adj): Obvious, self-evident, clear (for the meaning of clarity).
• Minh bạch (adj): Transparent, clear, lucid.

Related Idioms

• "Rỡ ràng mẹ cha": A set phrase from classical literature meaning to bring glory and honor to one's parents, to make one's family proud through one's splendid achievements.
  • Anh ấy học giỏi, thành đạt, thật là rỡ ràng mẹ cha. (He studies well and is successful, truly bringing glory to his parents.)

1. như rỡ.
   • "Nở nang mày mặt rỡ ràng mẹ cha " (Nguyễn Du)
     To win fame for oneself and bring glory to one's parents