thanh thuá»·

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Clear water / pure water: Refers to water that is transparent, clean, and free from impurities or cloudiness. This is the primary and literal meaning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Suối trên núi là dòng thanh thuỷ. (The mountain stream is a flow of clear water.)
  • Họ uống thanh thuỷ từ giếng làng. (They drink pure water from the village well.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts to evoke an image of pristine, natural water. It is not commonly used in everyday speech for ordinary drinking water.

Variants and Related Words

• Thanh tuyền (n): a clear spring or pure fountain, often used in poetry.

  • Thăm thẳm một dòng thanh tuyền. (Deep and profound is a stream of pure spring water.)

• Thuỷ (n): water (as a component in compound words).

• Trong vắt (adj): crystal clear (a common descriptive phrase for water).

Synonyms

• Clear water: Water that is transparent.
• Pure water: Water that is clean and uncontaminated.

Related Idioms

• Trong như thanh thuỷ: (As) clear as pure water. An idiom used to describe something very transparent or pure, often referring to water, but can be metaphorical for intentions or character.
  • Lòng cô ấy trong như thanh thuỷ. (Her heart is as clear as pure water.)