vằng vặc
Definition
- Adjective:
- Brilliantly and intensely bright; vividly luminous: Describes a light source, especially the moon or stars, shining with a pure, clear, and powerful radiance that dominates the darkness.
- Unmistakably clear; starkly evident: Used figuratively to describe a truth, fact, or situation that is glaringly obvious and impossible to ignore.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trăng đêm nay sáng vằng vặc. (The moon tonight is brilliantly bright.)
- Sự thật vằng vặc trước mắt, không thể chối cãi. (The truth is starkly clear before our eyes, undeniable.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in literary and poetic contexts to evoke a sense of profound clarity, purity, and sometimes coldness associated with intense moonlight or undeniable truths.
Variants and Related Words
- Vằng vặc is a reduplicative form. The root "vặc" is not used independently in modern Vietnamese.
- Sáng vằng vặc (phrase): shining brilliantly.
Synonyms
- Brilliant: shining brightly.
- Radiant: sending out light.
- Glaring: shining with a harsh, bright light (often for figurative use).
- Crystal clear: very clear and obvious.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Vằng vặc như gương: as clear and bright as a mirror.
- Mặt hồ đêm trăng như gương vằng vặc. (The lake surface on a moonlit night is as clear and bright as a mirror.)
- Often associated with the moon: vầng trăng vằng vặc (the brilliantly bright disc of the moon).