vầng dương
Definition
- Noun:
- The sun (poetic/literary): A poetic and elevated term for the sun, often used in literature and formal writing to evoke imagery of the sun's radiant, circular disk. It emphasizes the sun's appearance as a glowing orb.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vầng dương từ từ nhô lên từ phía đông. (The sun slowly rose from the east.)
- Ánh sáng của vầng dương xua tan bóng tối. (The light of the sun dispelled the darkness.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is almost exclusively used in literary, poetic, or rhetorical contexts. Using it in everyday speech would sound very formal and artistic.
Variants and Related Words
- Mặt trời (n): The standard, neutral term for "the sun."
- Mặt trời tỏa ánh nắng ấm áp. (The sun radiates warm sunlight.)
Synonyms
- The sun (poetic): The celestial body that gives light and heat to the Earth, expressed in a literary style.
- The orb of day (literary): A classic poetic synonym.
Related Idioms
- Vầng dương chân lý: A metaphorical phrase meaning "the sun of truth," used to describe a brilliant, illuminating truth or ideal.
- Tư tưởng của ông ấy như vầng dương chân lý. (His ideology is like the sun of truth.)