thiên khuất
Definition
Adjective:
- Bent or inclined to one side: Describes something that is not straight or upright, but leaning or slanting in a particular direction.
- Hidden or secluded: Refers to something that is concealed, tucked away, or placed in an obscure location.
Verb (archaic/formal):
- To deviate or to incline: To move or turn away from a standard, direct path, or central point.
- To seclude or to hide oneself: To withdraw from view or to place oneself in a remote or concealed spot.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Căn nhà nhỏ nằm thiên khuất sau những tán cây. (The small house is hidden away behind the foliage.)
- Cột cờ bị thiên khuất sau cơn bão. (The flagpole was bent to one side after the storm.)
Verb:
- Vị ẩn sĩ đã thiên khuất khỏi thế gian. (The hermit secluded himself from the world.)
- Con đường thiên khuất về phía bắc. (The road deviates toward the north.)
Advanced Usage
- Botanical Context: In specialized botanical use (as noted in historical dictionaries), "thiên khuất" can refer to plants of the genus, such as loosestrife (salicaire).
- Loài hoa thiên khuất thường mọc ở vùng đầm lầy. (The loosestrife flower often grows in marsh areas.)
Variants and Related Words
Khuất (adj/verb): Hidden, out of sight; to be hidden.
- Mặt trời khuất sau núi. (The sun hides behind the mountain.)
Thiên (verb): To incline, to lean; to favor.
- Cán cân thiên về bên phải. (The scale leans to the right.)
Synonyms
- Inclined: Leaning or sloping.
- Secluded: Hidden from view; private and quiet.
- Deviate: To depart from a course or standard.
Related Idioms
- Thiên khuất địa lánh: To go into hiding; to seclude oneself completely from society.
- Sau biến cố, ông ấy tìm chỗ thiên khuất địa lánh. (After the incident, he sought a place to hide away from the world.)