vô song
Definition
- Adjective:
- Unparalleled; peerless; matchless: Describes something or someone that is so exceptional that no equal or rival can be found. It emphasizes absolute supremacy in a particular quality, such as talent, beauty, or skill.
- Unrivaled; unequaled; without equal: Conveys a state of being the best, with no one and nothing comparable.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tài năng của cô ấy thật sự vô song. (Her talent is truly unparalleled.)
- Đội bóng đó đã có một mùa giải vô song. (That team had an unrivaled season.)
- Vẻ đẹp vô song của vịnh Hạ Long. (The matchless beauty of Ha Long Bay.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal, literary, or highly complimentary contexts to express the highest degree of praise. It is frequently paired with abstract nouns denoting excellence (e.g., talent, beauty, courage, strength).
Variants and Related Words
- Vô địch (adj): champion, number one. While "vô địch" often implies winning a competition, "vô song" is broader, describing inherent, incomparable quality.
- Tuyệt đỉnh (adj): the pinnacle, the peak. Suggests being at the very top level.
- Độc nhất vô nhị (idiomatic phrase): one of a kind, unique. Emphasizes uniqueness rather than just superiority.
Synonyms
- Unparalleled: Having no parallel or equal.
- Peerless: Having no equal; matchless.
- Unrivaled: Having no rival or competitor; incomparable.
- Matchless: So good as to be beyond comparison; unequaled.
- Incomparable: Without an equal in quality or extent.
Related Idioms
- Độc nhất vô nhị: Unique, the only one of its kind.
- Bộ sưu tập này là độc nhất vô nhị. (This collection is one of a kind.)
- While "vô song" itself is an adjective often used in set phrases, it is the core of the idiom "thiên hạ vô song" (literally: "under heaven, without equal"), meaning peerless in the world.