triêu mộ
Definition
- Noun (Archaic):
- Morning and evening: A classical compound term referring to the two periods of dawn and dusk, or the beginning and end of the day. It denotes the cyclical, daily passage of time.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tiếng chuông triêu mộ vang vọng khắp làng. (The sound of the morning and evening bell resonated throughout the village.)
- Công việc đồng áng gắn liền với nhịp triêu mộ. (Farm work is tied to the rhythm of morning and evening.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily found in classical, literary, or poetic contexts to evoke a sense of tradition, cyclical time, or monastic/ritual daily rhythms. It is not used in modern everyday speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Sớm tối (n): morning and evening (modern, common equivalent).
- Ông ấy tập thể dục đều đặn sớm tối. (He exercises regularly morning and evening.)
Synonyms
- Dawn and dusk: The times of day immediately following sunrise and preceding sunset.
- Morning and night: A more general term for the start and end of the day.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom using triêu mộ, the concept is central to classical phrases about daily life and ritual, such as the ringing of bells to mark the times of day in pagodas or temples.