trận nhàn

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A flock of wild geese: The term "trận nhàn" refers to a specific formation or group of wild geese (nhạn) in flight. It describes the orderly, often V-shaped, pattern they create in the sky.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên trời xuất hiện một trận nhàn. (A flock of wild geese appeared in the sky.)
  • Trận nhàn bay về phương nam. (The flock of wild geese flies southward.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is poetic and somewhat literary. It is used to evoke imagery of nature, migration, and orderly movement, often seen in descriptive writing or traditional contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhạn (n): wild goose, the bird itself.

  • Tiếng kêu của nhạn vang trên cao. (The cry of the wild goose echoes above.)

• Đàn nhạn (n): a flock of geese (a more common, less literary synonym for "trận nhàn").

  • Đàn nhạn đang di trú. (The flock of geese is migrating.)

Synonyms

• Flock of wild geese: A group of wild geese.
• Skein of geese: A term specifically for geese in flight.

Notes on Usage

• "Trận nhàn" is an archaic and highly specific term. In modern Vietnamese, "đàn nhạn" is far more commonly used to describe a group of these birds. "Trận" in this context implies a battle formation, drawing a direct analogy to the disciplined, strategic flight pattern of the geese.