Definition

1. Noun:
   • Morning star: The common name for the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise.
   • A symbol of hope, beauty, or a guiding light: Often used metaphorically in literature and everyday language to represent something bright, promising, or inspirational that appears at the beginning of a new phase.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mỗi sáng, tôi thường nhìn thấy sao Mai lấp lánh trên bầu trời phía đông. (Every morning, I often see the morning star twinkling in the eastern sky.)
  • Cô ấy là sao Mai của nền âm nhạc trẻ. (She is the rising star/morning star of the young music scene.)
  • Trong thơ ca, sao Mai thường tượng trưng cho hy vọng mới. (In poetry, the morning star often symbolizes new hope.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lên như sao Mai": To rise quickly and brightly, like the morning star; often used to describe someone's rapid and prominent success.
  • Sự nghiệp của cô diễn viên trẻ lên như sao Mai. (The young actress's career rose like the morning star.)
• "Tinh thần sao Mai": A "morning star" spirit; used to describe an optimistic and pioneering attitude.
  • Với tinh thần sao Mai, họ bắt đầu dự án mới đầy hứng khởi. (With a morning star spirit, they began the new project full of excitement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sao Hôm (n): Evening star. This is also the planet Venus, but when it is visible in the western sky after sunset. It forms a complementary pair with "sao Mai".
  • Sao Hôm và sao Mai thực chất đều là sao Kim. (The Evening Star and the Morning Star are essentially both the planet Venus.)
• Sao Kim (n): Venus. The official astronomical name for the planet.
  • Sao Kim là hành tinh thứ hai trong hệ Mặt Trời. (Venus is the second planet in the Solar System.)
• Sao Bắc Đẩu (n): Polaris, the North Star. Another important navigational star, but used as a constant guide rather than one that heralds the dawn.

Synonyms

• Ngôi sao buổi sáng: Morning star (a more descriptive phrase).
• Tinh tú dẫn đường: Guiding star (a broader, more metaphorical term).

Related Phrases

• Mặt trời mọc, sao Mai lặn: Literally "The sun rises, the morning star sets"; used to describe a natural succession or the fading of one thing as another begins.
  • Thế hệ cũ nhường chỗ cho thế hệ mới, như mặt trời mọc, sao Mai lặn. (The old generation gives way to the new, like the sun rising and the morning star setting.)

Related Idioms

• Sáng như sao Mai: As bright as the morning star; used to describe something very bright or someone who is exceptionally intelligent and outstanding.
  • Tương lai của cậu ấy sáng như sao Mai. (His future is as bright as the morning star.)
• Theo ánh sao Mai: To follow the light of the morning star; meaning to follow a sign of hope or a new beginning.
  • Họ theo ánh sao Mai để tìm đường đến vùng đất mới. (They followed the light of the morning star to find their way to the new land.)

noun

1. morning star