soi bóng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To reflect: To show an image of something on a surface, like light on water or a mirror. It describes the phenomenon where an object's shape or light appears on another surface.
- To be reflected: To appear as an image on a reflective surface.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh nhìn hàng cây soi bóng mặt hồ. (He looked at the rows of trees reflected in the lake.)
- Ánh trăng soi bóng xuống dòng sông. (The moonlight is reflected on the river.)
- Tòa nhà cao tầng soi bóng xuống mặt hồ phẳng lặng. (The skyscraper is reflected on the calm lake surface.)
Advanced Usage
- "soi bóng mình": To look at one's own reflection.
- Cô gái soi bóng mình trong gương. (The girl looks at her reflection in the mirror.)
- Used in literary and descriptive contexts to create imagery of stillness, beauty, or introspection.
Variants and Related Words
- Phản chiếu (verb): To reflect. A more general or technical synonym.
- Soi (verb): To shine a light on, to illuminate. This is the root verb, where "soi bóng" combines "soi" (to illuminate) and "bóng" (shadow/image) to mean the image is "illuminated" or shown on a surface.
- Bóng (noun): Shadow, reflection, image.
Synonyms
- Phản ánh: To reflect (often used for light, ideas, or situations).
- Chiếu bóng: To project a shadow/image (less common).
Related Phrases
- Soi gương: To look in the mirror.
- In bóng: To cast a shadow/reflection (similar meaning).
- Reflect
- Anh nhìn hàng cây soi bóng mặt hồHe looked at the rows of trees reflected in the lake