trăng treo
Definition
- Noun:
- Waning moon phase: The period of the lunar cycle from the 16th day until the end of the lunar month, when the moon appears after sunset and is visible high in the sky during the night, gradually waning.
- Hanging moon: A poetic description of the moon's position in the sky, often perceived as "hanging" or suspended.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đêm nay là đêm trăng treo. (Tonight is a night of the waning moon.)
- Nhìn lên bầu trời, tôi thấy vầng trăng treo lơ lửng. (Looking up at the sky, I see the moon hanging suspended.)
Advanced Usage
- "Trăng treo đầu súng": A famous poetic image from Vietnamese revolutionary poetry, symbolizing the moon hanging on the tip of a soldier's rifle, blending natural beauty with the hardship of war.
- Trong bài thơ, hình ảnh "trăng treo đầu súng" rất gợi cảm. (In the poem, the image of "the moon hanging on the rifle's tip" is very evocative.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trăng non (n): New moon.
- Trăng khuyết (n): Crescent moon.
- Trăng tròn (n): Full moon.
- Trăng tàn (n): The last, faint phase of the waning moon.
Synonyms
- Waning moon: The moon during the period after the full moon when its illuminated area is decreasing.
- Gibbous moon (specifically for the early phase of ): The phase when the moon is more than half full but not fully illuminated.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Treo đầu dê, bán thịt chó (Hang a goat's head, sell dog meat): An idiom meaning deception or fraud. While not directly containing "trăng treo," it shares the verb "treo" (to hang) and illustrates its figurative use.
- Trăng treo trên đỉnh núi: A common poetic phrase describing the moon hanging over a mountain peak.
- Cảnh tượng trăng treo trên đỉnh núi thật nên thơ. (The scene of the moon hanging over the mountain peak is truly poetic.)