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Gió thoảng mùi hoa nhài qua cửa sổ.

Definition

  1. Adverb:

    • In a hint, a whiff of; slightly: Describes something perceived very faintly, lightly, or for a very brief moment, often referring to a scent, sound, or feeling.

  2. Verb (literary/poetic):

    • To waft; to drift lightly: To move or be carried gently and lightly through the air, such as a breeze or a fragrance.
Usage Examples

  • Adverb:

    • Trong phòng thoảng mùi hoa nhài. (A scent of jasmine wafted in the room.)
    • Tôi thoảng nghe thấy tiếng hát từ xa. (I faintly heard singing from afar.)
    • Một cảm giác buồn thoảng qua. (A feeling of sadness passed lightly.)

  • Verb:

    • Gió thoảng qua kẽ lá. (The breeze wafted through the leaves.)
    • Hương thơm thoảng trong gió. (The fragrance drifted lightly in the wind.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word is often used in its reduplicated form "thoang thoảng" to express an even more attenuated, very faint, or intermittent quality.
    • Có mùi thơm thoang thoảng của gạo mới. (There is a very faint, wafting scent of new rice.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Thoang thoảng (adv): Very faintly; intermittently; in slight, occasional whiffs.
    • Mùi bánh mì nướng thoang thoảng từ nhà hàng. (The smell of toasted bread wafted very faintly from the restaurant.)
Synonyms
  • Faintly: In a way that is barely perceptible.
  • Lightly: With little weight or force; gently.
  • Waft: To pass or cause to pass gently through the air.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Thoảng qua: To pass lightly/by fleetingly; to be transient.
    • Ý nghĩ ấy chỉ thoảng qua trong đầu tôi. (That thought just fleetingly passed through my mind.)
thoảng

Gió thoảng mùi hoa nhài qua cửa sổ.

  1. (thoang thoảng)in a hint, a whiff of; slightly

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