Definition

1. Adjective phrase:
   • Without news / lacking communication: Describes a state where there is an absence of expected or hoped-for news, messages, or communication from someone over a period of time. It implies a silence that causes concern or longing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective phrase:
  • Anh ấy đi công tác nước ngoài đã lâu và giờ vắng tin. (He went on a business trip abroad a long time ago and is now without news.)
  • Gia đình lo lắng vì cô ấy vắng tin suốt một tuần. (The family is worried because she has been out of contact for a whole week.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries an emotional weight, suggesting worry, missing someone, or a broken line of connection. It is frequently used in personal contexts like family, friends, or romantic relationships.

Variants and Related Words

• Bặt tin (adj phrase): to have no news whatsoever; a stronger, more absolute form of "vắng tin."

  • Người lính đó đã bặt tin từ chiến trường. (That soldier has had no news at all from the battlefield.)

• Vắng mặt (adj): to be absent (physically).

  • Hôm nay có ba học sinh vắng mặt. (Today, three students are absent.)

Synonyms

• Out of contact: having no communication.
• Heard nothing from: to have received no news.
• Without a word: having received no message or update.

Related Idioms

• Vắng như chùa bà đanh: describes a place that is completely empty or deserted. (Note: This idiom relates to "vắng" meaning "empty" or "absent" in a physical sense, not directly to communication).
  • Quán cà phê cuối tuần này vắng như chùa bà đanh. (The cafe is completely empty this weekend.)