Definition

Noun: 1. Inner chamber, inner palace: Specifically refers to the private, secluded living quarters within a royal palace or an imperial residence, typically inaccessible to the general public and common people. It emphasizes depth, privacy, and seclusion. 2. (Figurative) A very private, secluded, or mysterious place: Used metaphorically to describe any place that is deeply hidden, secretive, and difficult to access or understand.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chuyện trong thâm cung thường rất bí ẩn. (Matters within the inner palace are often very mysterious.)
  • Các cung tần mỹ nữ sống trong thâm cung. (The imperial concubines lived in the inner chambers.)
  • Căn phòng đó như một thâm cung bí mật của ông ấy. (That room is like a secret inner sanctum of his.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bí ẩn như thâm cung": (As mysterious as an inner palace) An idiom used to describe something extremely secretive and unfathomable.
  • Tâm tư của cô ấy bí ẩn như thâm cung. (Her thoughts are as mysterious as an inner palace.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cung cấm (n): Forbidden palace; a stricter term emphasizing prohibition from entry.
• Hậu cung (n): Rear palace; specifically refers to the part of the palace housing the emperor's wives and concubines.
• Nội cung (n): Inner palace; a general term for the inner, private areas of a royal residence.

Synonyms

• Nơi thâm sâu cùng cốc: A deeply secluded place.
• Chốn bí mật: A secret place.

Related Idioms

• Chuyện thâm cung bí sử: (Stories of the inner palace and secret histories) Refers to hidden, untold stories, often involving secrets, intrigues, or scandals from powerful families or historical courts.
  • Cuốn sách viết về những chuyện thâm cung bí sử của triều đình. (The book writes about the secret stories and intrigues of the inner palace of the dynasty.)

noun

1. inner chamber