Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Solid, uniform, all of one kind: Describes something that is entirely of a single color, substance, or type, without any mixture, variation, or pattern.
   • (Archaic) Safe and sound, intact: An older, literary meaning describing a state of being unharmed or whole.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy mặc một bộ đồ đen tuyền. (She is wearing a solid black outfit.)
  • Khu vườn tuyền những cây cam. (The garden is filled entirely with orange trees.)
  • Con mèo lông trắng tuyền. (The cat has pure white fur.)

Advanced Usage

• "tuyền một màu": uniformly one color, completely monochromatic.
  • Bức tường được sơn tuyền một màu xám. (The wall was painted a uniform gray color.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toàn (adj): A more common synonym meaning "entire," "whole," or "complete." "Tuyền" is often used interchangeably with "toàn" in certain contexts, particularly to mean "all" or "entirely."

Synonyms

• Solid: Of one uniform color or character.
• Uniform: Unvarying in form or character.
• Pure: Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or type.
• Entirely: In every part; completely.

Notes on Usage

• The primary modern use of tuyền is as an adjective emphasizing uniformity, especially of color (e.g., - jet black, solid black). It often follows a color word.
• Its archaic meaning of "safe and sound" is rarely used in contemporary language and is found primarily in classical literary texts.