Definition

1. Noun:
   • Prophecy text / Prophetic book: A written record or collection of prophecies, often cryptic predictions about future events, typically attributed to seers or mystical sources.
   • Book of omens: A compilation of forecasts or divinations, sometimes based on interpreting natural signs or dreams.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà nghiên cứu đang tìm hiểu một cuốn sấm ký cổ. (Researchers are studying an ancient book of prophecies.)
  • Lời tiên tri trong sấm ký đó dần trở thành hiện thực. (The prophecy in that prophetic text gradually became reality.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a historical or literary document containing predictions about the fate of a dynasty, country, or significant figures. It is frequently associated with Vietnamese medieval literature and folklore.

Variants and Related Words

• Sấm (n): prophecy, omen; a short, often rhyming, predictive statement.
  • Ông cụ đọc câu sấm khiến mọi người lo lắng. (The old man recited a prophecy that made everyone anxious.)
• Sấm truyền (n): divinely inspired prophecy; a prophecy that is believed to be transmitted from a divine source.
  • Câu chuyện dựa trên lời sấm truyền. (The story is based on a divinely inspired prophecy.)

Synonyms

• Prophecy
• Oracle
• Prediction
• Vaticination

Related Idioms

• While "sấm ký" itself is not commonly used in idioms, it is conceptually related to the cultural theme of prophetic literature.