Definition

1. Noun:
   • A visitor from afar; a distant traveler: A person who has come from a faraway place, often implying a long and significant journey. The term carries a classical or literary tone, emphasizing the distance traveled and the guest's status as an outsider or newcomer to a locale.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Làng tôi hôm nay có viễn khách. (My village has a visitor from afar today.)
  • Viễn khách phương Tây rất thích ngắm cảnh ở vịnh Hạ Long. (The distant traveler from the West greatly enjoys viewing the scenery of Ha Long Bay.)
  • Tiếng cười nói của các viễn khách làm sống động cả khu phố. (The chatter and laughter of the visitors from afar enlivened the whole neighborhood.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in poetic, literary, or formal contexts to evoke a sense of nostalgia, romance, or the exotic nature of a traveler's origin. It is less common in everyday spoken language.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe something rare or unexpected that arrives from a distant source, such as an idea or influence.

Variants and Related Words

• Khách viễn phương (n): A synonym with identical meaning, also literary. (A guest from a distant region.)
• Lữ khách (n): A wayfarer, traveler; focuses more on the journeying aspect than the distance. (Traveler.)
• Du khách (n): Tourist, traveler; a more common, modern, and neutral term. (Tourist.)

Synonyms

• Traveler from afar
• Distant visitor
• Faraway guest

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "viễn khách", the concept is central to classical poetry and literature, often associated with themes of wandering, homesickness (), and hospitality towards strangers.