tóc xanh

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Definition

1. Noun (Literary/Figurative):
   • Youth; young age: A poetic and literary term used to refer to the period of being young, often emphasizing the vitality, freshness, or inexperience associated with youth. It directly translates to "green hair," using "green" as a metaphor for youthful vigor, similar to the English idiom "in the green of youth."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy vẫn còn nhớ những kỷ niệm thời tóc xanh. (He still remembers the memories from his youth.)
  • Ở tuổi tóc xanh, cô ấy đã có nhiều ước mơ lớn. (In the green of her youth, she had many big dreams.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in a poetic, nostalgic, or formal literary context. It is not used in everyday conversation to literally describe someone's hair color.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuổi xanh (n): A more common synonymous phrase for "youth" or "young age."

  • Tuổi xanh là tuổi của nhiệt huyết. (Youth is the age of passion.)

• Tuổi trẻ (n): The standard, neutral term for "youth."

  • Tuổi trẻ trôi qua rất nhanh. (Youth passes very quickly.)

Synonyms

• Youth: The period between childhood and adult age.
• Young age: An early period of life.
• Adolescence: The transitional phase of growth between childhood and adulthood.

Related Idioms

• Tóc xanh măng tơ: An extended, even more poetic phrase emphasizing extreme youth and tenderness, likening it to a young bamboo shoot.
  • Thuở tóc xanh măng tơ, chúng tôi hay mơ mộng. (In our tender youth, we used to daydream a lot.)