Definition

Adjective: 1. Completely white, pure white: Describes something that is entirely and uniformly white in color, without any other shades or impurities. This term emphasizes a stark, unblemished whiteness, often compared to white lime or chalk. 2. Clear, unambiguous, straightforward: In a figurative sense, it can describe something that is very clear, obvious, or leaves no room for doubt, similar to something being "black and white."

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Literal Color):
  • Tấm vải này trắng bạch. (This piece of cloth is pure white.)
  • Bức tường được quét vôi trắng bạch. (The wall was painted a stark white.)
• Adjective (Figurative Meaning):
  • Sự thật đã rõ trắng bạch rồi. (The truth is now crystal clear.)
  • Anh ta nói một cách trắng bạch, không giấu giếm điều gì. (He spoke plainly, hiding nothing.)

Advanced Usage

• "trắng bạch như vôi": (as white as lime) A common simile to emphasize extreme, pure whiteness.
  • Mái tóc của cụ già đã bạc trắng bạch như vôi. (The old man's hair was as white as lime.)
• Used to describe moral purity or innocence in a literary context, though this is less common.
  • Tấm lòng trắng bạch. (A pure/innocent heart.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trắng (adj): White. The core word, more general.
• Bạch (adj/n): White (literary); also can mean "to state/declare" (as in - to report). When combined with , it intensifies the meaning.
• Trắng tinh (adj): Also means very white, pure white. Similar to .
• Trắng phau (adj): Bright white, often used for things like clean laundry or teeth.

Synonyms

• Trắng tinh: Pure white.
• Trắng toát: Very white, often implying a bright, striking whiteness.
• Trắng phau: Bright white, gleaming white.
• Minutely Clear/Obvious (for figurative use): Rõ ràng, minh bạch, rành rành.

Related Phrases

• Nói trắng bạch ra: To speak plainly/bluntly; to state something clearly without beating around the bush.
  • Hãy nói trắng bạch ra anh muốn gì. (Just say plainly what you want.)

Related Idioms

• Trắng như trứng gà bóc: (As white as a peeled egg) Idiom for very white skin.
• Đen là trắng, trắng là đen: (To call black white and white black) Idiom meaning to distort the truth completely. This contrasts with the clarity implied by .

adj

1. all white