thanh lương
Definition
- Adjective:
- Pure and cool / fresh and cool: Describes air, atmosphere, or weather that is clear, clean, and pleasantly cool. It conveys a sense of refreshing purity and mild temperature, often with a poetic or literary tone.
- Serene and refreshing: Can describe a feeling or state that is mentally clear, calm, and invigorating, akin to a refreshing coolness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sáng sớm, không khí trên núi thật thanh lương. (Early morning, the mountain air is truly pure and cool.)
- Sau cơn mưa, bầu trời trở nên thanh lương. (After the rain, the sky became fresh and cool.)
- Tâm hồn anh ấy cảm thấy thanh lương sau khi thiền định. (His soul felt serene and refreshed after meditation.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is considered somewhat literary or archaic in modern Vietnamese. It is more commonly found in poetry, classical literature, or descriptive prose rather than in everyday conversation to describe weather.
Variants and Related Words
- Thanh khiết (adj): pure, clean (often referring to moral purity or clean air/water).
- Nguồn nước thanh khiết. (A pure water source.)
- Mát mẻ (adj): cool, pleasantly cool (a more common and contemporary word for cool weather).
- Thời tiết hôm nay thật mát mẻ. (The weather today is very cool.)
Synonyms
- Fresh and cool
- Pure and cool
- Crisp and refreshing
Related Idioms
- Khí trời thanh lương: This is a classic phrase meaning "the air is pure and cool." It often appears as a set description in literature.
- Hít thở khí trời thanh lương của miền quê. (To breathe the pure, cool air of the countryside.)