vắng lặng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Quiet and empty: Describes a place that is both devoid of people or activity and profoundly silent.
- Still and silent: Emphasizes a deep, pervasive silence, often with a connotation of peacefulness or solemnity.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn nhà cổ trông thật vắng lặng. (The old house looked very quiet and empty.)
- Khu rừng vào đêm trở nên vắng lặng một cách kỳ lạ. (The forest at night became strangely still and silent.)
- Sau cơn bão, cả thành phố chìm trong vắng lặng. (After the storm, the whole city was immersed in silence.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract states, such as a quiet period in life or a lull in activity.
- Tâm trí anh ấy cuối cùng cũng đạt được sự vắng lặng. (His mind finally achieved a state of stillness.)
Variants and Related Words
Vắng vẻ (adj): emphasizes emptiness and lack of people, with less focus on sound.
- Con đường này vào buổi trưa thật vắng vẻ. (This road is very deserted at noon.)
Yên lặng (adj): emphasizes silence and the absence of noise, with less focus on emptiness.
- Xin giữ yên lặng trong thư viện. (Please keep quiet in the library.)
Synonyms
- Quiet: making little or no noise.
- Deserted: empty of people.
- Still: deep silence and absence of movement.
- Tranquil: free from disturbance; calm.
Related Idioms
- Vắng như chùa bà Đanh: (as deserted as Bà Đanh's temple) - an idiom describing a place that is completely empty and quiet.
- Quán cà phê sáng sớm vắng như chùa bà Đanh. (The coffee shop in the early morning was completely deserted.)