sơn cốc
Definition
- Noun:
- Dale, ravine: A deep, narrow valley, often with a stream running through it, typically located in a mountainous area. The word emphasizes the secluded, rugged, and often remote nature of the place.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà thám hiểm tìm thấy một thác nước ẩn mình trong sơn cốc. (The explorer found a waterfall hidden in a dale.)
- Con đường mòn dẫn vào một sơn cốc hẻo lánh. (The trail leads into a remote ravine.)
- Họ sống ẩn dật trong một sơn cốc thanh bình. (They lived in seclusion in a peaceful mountain valley.)
Advanced Usage
- The term sơn cốc carries a literary and somewhat classical nuance. It is often used in poetry, descriptive writing, or historical contexts to evoke imagery of wild, untouched, or secluded natural landscapes. It is less common in everyday conversation than more general words like "thung lũng" (valley).
Variants and Related Words
- Thung lũng (n): Valley. A more general and common term for a low area between hills or mountains.
- Khe núi (n): Mountain gorge, gully. Often implies a narrower, steeper cleft than a valley.
- Hẻm vực (n): Chasm, deep gorge. Emphasizes great depth and steep sides.
Synonyms
- Thung lũng hẹp: Narrow valley.
- Khe núi: Mountain ravine.
Related Idioms
- Sơn cùng thủy tận: Literally "mountains end and waters cease," meaning to be at the end of one's tether, in a desperate situation with no way out. While not containing sơn cốc, it shares the classical, landscape-based metaphorical style.
noun
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dale, ravine
