vung vinh
Definition
Adjective:
- Pompous; arrogant; puffed up with pride: Describes a person who is excessively proud, self-important, and displays an inflated sense of their own worth or status.
- Comfortable; well-off; living properly/adequately: Describes a state of living that is comfortable, decent, or sufficiently prosperous.
Adverb:
- Freely; at ease; without constraint: Describes an action done in a carefree, unhindered, or leisurely manner.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Anh ta có vẻ vung vinh sau khi được thăng chức. (He seems rather pompous after getting promoted.)
- Gia đình họ sống một cuộc sống vung vinh. (Their family lives a comfortable, well-off life.)
Adverb:
- Cô ấy bước đi vung vinh trong công viên. (She strolled freely/at ease in the park.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a slightly literary or descriptive tone and can imply a visible, sometimes ostentatious, display of either one's pride or one's comfortable circumstances.
Variants and Related Words
- Vênh vang (adj): arrogant, haughty. This is a closer synonym for the "pompous" meaning.
- Thong dong (adv): leisurely, unhurriedly. This is a closer synonym for the "freely" meaning.
Synonyms
- Pompous, arrogant, conceited (for the pride-related meaning).
- Comfortable, prosperous, decent (for the lifestyle-related meaning).
- Freely, leisurely, unconstrained (for the adverbial meaning).
Related Idioms
- Sống vung vinh: To live comfortably and properly; to lead a decent, well-off life.
- Sau nhiều năm nỗ lực, họ đã có thể sống vung vinh. (After many years of effort, they were able to live a comfortable life.)