trắng tinh
Definition
- Adjective:
- Pure white; immaculately white: Describes something that is completely and uniformly white in color, often with connotations of cleanliness, brightness, or a flawless, unblemished appearance.
- Spotlessly white; snow-white: Emphasizes a brilliant, often pristine whiteness, like that of fresh snow or bleached fabric.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tuyết rơi phủ trắng tinh cả ngọn núi. (The falling snow covered the entire mountain in pure white.)
- Cô ấy mặc chiếc áo sơ mi trắng tinh. (She is wearing a spotlessly white shirt.)
- Gạo trắng tinh. (Pure white rice.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract qualities of purity or innocence.
- Tâm hồn trắng tinh. (A pure/immaculate soul.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trắng (adj): white (the basic color term).
- Trắng muốt (adj): describes a smooth, lustrous white, often for skin or teeth.
- Trắng phau (adj): describes a bright, glaring white, often for inorganic materials like bone or plaster.
- Tinh trắng (adj): a less common, poetic variant with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Pure white
- Snow-white
- Immaculately white
- Spotless
Related Idioms
- Trắng tinh như tuyết: (as) white as snow.
- Làn da cô bé trắng tinh như tuyết. (The little girl's skin was as white as snow.)