trẫm triệu
Definition
- Noun:
- An omen or a portent: A sign or event believed to foretell the future, often of significant or fateful occurrences, typically interpreted within a superstitious or mystical framework.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người xưa tin rằng sao chổi là một trẫm triệu. (The ancients believed a comet was an omen.)
- Những giấc mơ đó được coi là trẫm triệu của số phận. (Those dreams were considered portents of fate.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is archaic and is primarily found in historical, literary, or superstitious contexts. It implies a premonition of events, often on a grand or personal scale, viewed through a lens of traditional belief.
Variants and Related Words
- Điềm báo (n): omen, sign. A more common modern synonym.
- Tiếng chim kêu được xem như một điềm báo. (The bird's call was seen as an omen.)
Synonyms
- Omen: An event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
- Portent: A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
- Premonition: A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
- Augury: A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.
Related Idioms
Điềm gở: A bad omen.
- Con quạ đen được cho là điềm gở. (The black crow is considered a bad omen.)
Điềm lành: A good omen.
- Thấy chim én là một điềm lành. (Seeing a swallow is a good omen.)