Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Abstruse, profound, esoteric: Describes something that is deep, hidden, or difficult to understand due to its complexity, subtlety, or mysterious nature. It often refers to philosophical ideas, religious doctrines, or abstract concepts.
   • Enigmatic, cryptic: Describes something that is puzzling or mysterious, like a riddle.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giáo lý này rất thâm ảo. (This doctrine is very abstruse.)
  • Anh ấy thích nghiên cứu những tư tưởng thâm ảo của triết học phương Đông. (He enjoys studying the profound ideas of Eastern philosophy.)
  • Lời nói của ông ấy nghe thật thâm ảo, khó hiểu. (His words sound truly enigmatic and hard to understand.)

Advanced Usage

• "thâm ảo khó lường": profoundly unpredictable.

  • Tình hình chính trị có nhiều diễn biến thâm ảo khó lường. (The political situation has many profoundly unpredictable developments.)

• "ý tứ thâm ảo": abstruse/subtle meaning.

  • Bài thơ chứa đựng những ý tứ thâm ảo. (The poem contains abstruse meanings.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thâm thúy (adj): Profound, insightful (often used positively for deep understanding).

  • Lời bình luận thâm thúy. (An insightful comment.)

• Huyền ảo (adj): Mystical, illusory, fantastical.

  • Khung cảnh huyền ảo. (A mystical scene.)

• Thâm sâu (adj): Deep, profound (can refer to both physical depth and abstract depth of feeling or thought).

  • Tình cảm thâm sâu. (Deep feelings.)

Synonyms

• Sâu sắc: Deep, profound.
• Huyền bí: Mysterious, mystical.
• Khó hiểu: Difficult to understand.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Tư tưởng thâm ảo: Abstruse thought.
• Lời giải thâm ảo: An enigmatic/cryptic explanation.
• Bí ẩn thâm ảo: A profound mystery.

Related Idioms

• "Sâu như giếng, thâm ảo như kinh" (Deep as a well, abstruse as a sutra): An idiom emphasizing great depth and esoteric nature, often referring to ancient texts or teachings.

adj

1. abstruse