uyên ảo

Giáo lí uyên ảo được truyền dạy trong ngôi đền cổ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Mysterious and profound; abstruse and esoteric: Describes a doctrine, theory, or concept that is deeply profound, difficult to understand, and often has a mystical or enigmatic quality.
   • Arcane; occult: Pertaining to knowledge that is secret, hidden, or known only to a select few, often with a sense of ancient wisdom.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Triết lý đó thật uyên ảo. (That philosophy is truly mysterious and profound.)
  • Những câu chuyện cổ tích đôi khi chứa đựng những ý nghĩa uyên ảo. (Fairy tales sometimes contain abstruse meanings.)
  • Giáo lí uyên ảo của tôn giáo này thu hút nhiều học giả. (The esoteric doctrine of this religion attracts many scholars.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily used in literary, philosophical, or religious contexts to describe ideas, teachings, or texts that are not superficially apparent and require deep study or insight to comprehend. It carries a formal and somewhat archaic tone.

Variants and Related Words

• Uyên thâm (adj): Profound, deep (of knowledge). Less mystical, more scholarly.
• Huyền bí (adj): Mysterious, mystical. More common and general than .

Synonyms

• Esoteric: Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge.
• Abstruse: Difficult to understand; obscure.
• Arcane: Understood by few; mysterious or secret.

Related Idioms

• While itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is used in phrases that describe profound and mysterious principles, such as:
  • Ý tưởng uyên ảo (an abstruse idea)
  • Lẽ uyên ảo của vũ trụ (the arcane principles of the universe)