Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Carefree and leisurely: Describes a state of being free from worries, enjoying peace, relaxation, and aimless wandering, often in a pleasant, natural setting.
   • Free and unfettered: Conveys a sense of spiritual or physical freedom, being unbound by worldly affairs or constraints.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi nghỉ hưu, ông ấy sống một cuộc sống thật tiêu diêu bên vườn cây, ao cá. (After retiring, he lived a truly carefree and leisurely life by his garden and fish pond.)
  • Tâm hồn tiêu diêu giữa thiên nhiên. (A soul feeling free and unfettered amidst nature.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered literary and poetic. It is often used to describe an idealized state of serene contentment and freedom, more profound than simple relaxation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiêu dao (adj): This is the more standard and commonly used synonym with the same core meaning of carefree, leisurely, and unfettered.
  • Họ sống một cuộc sống tiêu dao tự tại. (They live a life of carefree ease and self-possession.)

Synonyms

• Carefree: Free from anxiety or responsibility.
• Leisurely: Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
• Unfettered: Released from restraint or inhibition.
• Untroubled: Not feeling, showing, or affected by anxiety or problems.

Related Idioms

• Tiêu diêu tự tại: To be utterly carefree and master of oneself; to be in a state of complete, contented freedom.
  • Mong ước được tiêu diêu tự tại nơi thôn dã. (To wish to be utterly carefree and at ease in the countryside.)