vàng vàng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Yellowish: Describes a color that is somewhat yellow, a pale or light shade of yellow, or tinged with yellow. It indicates a hue that is not a pure or bright yellow but has a yellow quality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bức tường có màu vàng vàng. (The wall has a yellowish color.)
- Ánh nắng chiều vàng vàng. (The afternoon sunlight is yellowish.)
- Lá cây chuyển sang màu vàng vàng vào mùa thu. (The leaves turn a yellowish color in the fall.)
Advanced Usage
- "vàng vàng" as a descriptive reduplicative: In Vietnamese, reduplication (lặp từ) like "vàng vàng" often softens the meaning, indicating a slight, moderate, or approximate quality of the root word "vàng" (yellow).
- Nước hồ lấp lánh màu vàng vàng dưới ánh đèn. (The lake water sparkled with a yellowish hue under the lights.)
Variants and Related Words
Vàng (adj): yellow. The root word.
- Hoa hướng dương màu vàng. (Sunflowers are yellow.)
Vàng hoe (adj): bright yellow, golden yellow (often for hair or dry grass).
- Mái tóc vàng hoe. (Bright golden hair.)
Vàng ối (adj): deep, ripe yellow (like a ripe jackfruit).
- Màu lúa chín vàng ối. (The color of ripe rice is a deep yellow.)
Synonyms
- Yellowish: having a yellow tint.
- Pale yellow: a light shade of yellow.
- Yellow-tinged: slightly colored with yellow.
Related Idioms
- Mơ hồ vàng vàng: to have a vague, yellowish memory or impression. This phrase uses "vàng vàng" to describe an indistinct, hazy recollection.
- Tôi chỉ còn nhớ mơ hồ vàng vàng khuôn mặt đó. (I only have a vague, yellowish memory of that face.)