xanh biếc

Thân thiện

Con cánh cam màu xanh biếc đậu trên một chiếc lá.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very blue; deep and vivid blue: Describes a color that is an intense, rich, and often bright or luminous shade of blue. It often implies a pure, saturated blue that is eye-catching and clear, like a cloudless sky or a gemstone.
   • Lustrous blue; limpid blue: Can describe a blue that is so deep and clear it seems to shine or glow with a radiant quality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bầu trời mùa hè xanh biếc. (The summer sky is a deep, vivid blue.)
  • Cô ấy có đôi mắt màu xanh biếc. (She has bright, luminous blue eyes.)
  • Màu xanh biếc của nước biển vùng nhiệt đới. (The deep, radiant blue of tropical seawater.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "xanh biếc" is often used in poetic, literary, or descriptive contexts to evoke beauty, purity, and depth. It is more expressive than the simple word "xanh" (blue/green).
• It can be used metaphorically to describe something idealized, pristine, or exceptionally beautiful.
  • Ký ức tuổi thơ trong veo và xanh biếc. (Childhood memories are crystal clear and radiantly pure [like a deep blue].)

Variants and Related Words

• Xanh lam (adj): blue (specifically the blue hue, as opposed to green).
• Xanh thẳm (adj): deep blue, dark blue; often implies depth and infinity (e.g., of the ocean or night sky).
• Xanh ngắt (adj): a very pure, sharp, and often cold blue (e.g., of a high, clear sky).

Synonyms

• Deep blue
• Vivid blue
• Bright blue
• Luminous blue
• Limpid blue

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Xanh biếc một màu: describes a vast, uniform expanse of deep blue.
  • Cánh đồng hoa lục bình trải dài xanh biếc một màu. (The field of water hyacinths stretched out in a vast, uniform deep blue.)

Học thuật

adj

1. very blue