tiên hao

Mẹ tôi vẫn chưa nhận được tiên hao gì từ anh trai tôi.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sign / Trace / News: Refers to a faint indication, a trace, or information about someone or something. It implies a small, often elusive piece of evidence about a person's whereabouts, activities, or existence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đi cả năm trời không có một tiên hao gì. (He left for a whole year without a single trace.)
  • Từ ngày anh ấy bỏ đi, chẳng thấy tiên hao tin tức. (Since he left, there has been no sign or news of him.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in negative or questioning contexts to express the absence or mystery of information.
  • Cả làng đi tìm nhưng không thấy tiên hao. (The whole village searched but found no trace.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tăm hơi (n): a direct synonym, meaning trace, sign, or whiff.
  • Biệt tăm hơi từ đó. (He vanished without a trace from then on.)

Synonyms

• Trace: a very small quantity or indication.
• Sign: an object, quality, or event indicating something.
• News: new information about a specific event or person.
• Whiff: a trace or hint of something.

Related Idioms

• Mất tiêu mất tiên hao: to vanish without a trace.
  • Nó bỏ nhà đi, mất tiêu mất tiên hao. (He ran away from home and vanished without a trace.)