Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Complete in both aspects; perfect in both respects: "song tuyền" describes a state or condition where two related elements, aspects, or parties are both complete, intact, or perfect. It emphasizes dual completeness or perfection.

Usage

• "Song tuyền" is a formal and literary adjective, often used in written Vietnamese, proverbs, or formal speech to describe an ideal, harmonious state where two sides are equally fulfilled. It is not commonly used in everyday casual conversation.
• It typically modifies nouns to describe situations, outcomes, or states of being.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công việc và gia đình, anh ấy đều giữ được song tuyền. (Regarding work and family, he manages to keep both perfectly intact.)
  • Ước mong của bậc làm cha mẹ là thấy con cái hạnh phúc song tuyền. (The wish of parents is to see their children happy and complete in all aspects.)
  • Một kết thúc song tuyền cho cả hai nhân vật chính. (A perfectly complete ending for both main characters.)

Advanced Usage

• "được song tuyền": to achieve dual completeness.
  • Sau nhiều nỗ lực, cuối cùng họ cũng được song tuyền. (After much effort, they finally achieved completeness in both respects.)

Variants and Related Words

• Song toàn (adj): This is the more common and direct synonym, also meaning "complete in both aspects; perfect in both respects." "Song tuyền" is considered a variant or more literary form of "song toàn."
  • Một giải pháp song toàn. (A perfect solution that satisfies both sides.)

Synonyms

• Trọn vẹn (adj): whole, complete, full (often used for a single entity or feeling, but can imply completeness in a broader sense).
• Vẹn toàn (adj): intact, whole, complete (emphasizing that nothing is missing or damaged).
• Hoàn hảo (adj): perfect (a general term for perfection).

Notes on Meaning

• The word "song" (雙) means "pair" or "both," and "tuyền" (全) means "complete" or "whole." Therefore, the core meaning revolves around the completeness of a pair.
• It often implies a harmonious balance or a successful outcome that satisfies two (sometimes competing) requirements or parties, such as duty and desire, work and life, or two sides in an agreement.

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