sáng tinh mơ
Definition
- Noun Phrase:
- Dawn / The crack of dawn: Refers to the very early part of the morning, just as the first light begins to appear in the sky, but before the sun is fully visible. It emphasizes the earliness and quiet, pristine quality of this time.
Usage Examples
- Noun Phrase:
- Mẹ tôi dậy từ lúc sáng tinh mơ. (My mother gets up at the crack of dawn.)
- Sáng tinh mơ, không khí rất trong lành. (At dawn, the air is very fresh.)
- Chúng tôi phải lên đường vào sáng tinh mơ. (We had to set off in the early dawn.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used to set a scene of quiet, solitude, or the beginning of an arduous activity. It can imply an action that starts exceptionally early, often before others are awake.
Variants and Related Words
Tinh mơ (n): The early dawn. Can be used interchangeably with "sáng tinh mơ" but is slightly more concise.
- Tiếng gà gáy lúc tinh mơ. (The rooster's crow at dawn.)
Hừng đông (n): Dawn, daybreak. A more formal or literary synonym.
- Bình minh (n): Sunrise, dawn. Often carries a more poetic connotation.
Synonyms
- The crack of dawn: The first appearance of light in the morning.
- Daybreak: The time in the morning when light first appears.
- First light: The earliest light of day.
Related Idioms
- Dậy từ lúc tinh mơ / Sáng tinh mơ đã dậy: To rise at the crack of dawn. This idiom highlights a habit of waking up extremely early.
- Bác nông dân dậy từ lúc tinh mơ. (The farmer rises at the crack of dawn.)