viển vông
Definition
- Adjective:
- Illusory; chimerical: Refers to something that appears real or possible but is actually not, often deceiving the senses or mind.
- Impractical; unfounded; unrealistic: Describes ideas, plans, or hopes that have no basis in reality or practical possibility, often being wishful thinking.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Những kế hoạch đó hoàn toàn viển vông. (Those plans are completely unrealistic.)
- Đừng nuôi hy vọng viển vông. (Don't foster illusory hopes.)
- Giấc mơ của anh ấy thật viển vông. (His dream is utterly chimerical.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to critique proposals, dreams, or theories that are considered fanciful and detached from practical constraints or evidence.
- Lý thuyết của họ bị cho là viển vông. (Their theory was deemed impractical.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ảo tưởng (n): illusion, delusion. While "viển vông" describes the unrealistic nature of something, "ảo tưởng" is the unrealistic belief itself.
- Anh ta đang sống trong ảo tưởng. (He is living in an illusion.)
Synonyms
- Unrealistic: Not based on facts or practicality.
- Fanciful: Over-imaginative and unrealistic.
- Pipe dream: A hope or scheme that is impossible to achieve.
Related Idioms
- Mơ tưởng viển vông: to indulge in pipe dreams.
- Hắn chỉ biết mơ tưởng viển vông. (He only knows how to indulge in pipe dreams.)