vạn đại
Definition
- Noun:
- Ten thousand generations; eternity; all ages: A classical and literary term referring to an immeasurably long span of time, encompassing countless future generations. It conveys a sense of timelessness, permanence, and immortality, often used in contexts of legacy, fame, or enduring impact.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công lao của vị anh hùng đó sẽ lưu danh vạn đại. (The merits of that hero will be remembered for ten thousand generations.)
- Mong ước một nền hòa bình vạn đại. (The wish for an eternal peace.)
- Tác phẩm này có giá trị vạn đại. (This work has value for all ages.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in formal, literary, or rhetorical contexts, such as in historical texts, monuments, speeches, or classical literature, to emphasize something that lasts forever.
Variants and Related Words
- Thiên thu vạn đại (idiomatic phrase): For thousands of autumns and ten thousand generations; meaning for all eternity.
- Tình yêu Tổ quốc là thiên thu vạn đại. (The love for the Fatherland is for all eternity.)
Synonyms
- Eternity: Infinite or unending time.
- Perpetuity: The state of lasting forever.
- Immortality: Enduring fame or lasting life.
Related Idioms
- Lưu truyền vạn đại: To be handed down through ten thousand generations; to become an eternal legacy.
- Những bài học đó xứng đáng lưu truyền vạn đại. (Those lessons deserve to be handed down for all ages.)
- Danh thơm vạn đại: Imperishable fame; a reputation that lasts for eternity.
- Vị tướng đã để lại một danh thơm vạn đại. (The general left behind an imperishable fame.)