Definition

1. Phrase:
   • To sleep peacefully / to rest tranquilly: This phrase describes a state of deep, undisturbed, and restful sleep. It emphasizes the quality of sleep as being calm and free from worry or disturbance.
   • To rest in peace (eternally): In a figurative or euphemistic context, particularly in the phrase "yên giấc nghìn thu," it means to rest eternally in peace, referring to death.

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Sau một ngày làm việc mệt mỏi, cuối cùng anh ấy cũng yên giấc. (After a tiring day of work, he finally slept peacefully.)
  • Đứa trẻ nằm yên giấc trong vòng tay mẹ. (The child rested tranquilly in its mother's arms.)
  • Cầu cho linh hồn ông cụ được yên giấc nghìn thu. (May the old man's soul rest in peace for eternity.)

Advanced Usage

• "yên giấc nghìn thu": This is a fixed literary and euphemistic phrase meaning "to rest in peace forever" or "to be in one's eternal sleep." It is used to respectfully refer to someone who has passed away.
  • Bia mộ ghi dòng chữ: "Nơi đây yên giấc nghìn thu một người lính." (The tombstone reads: "Here rests in peace forever a soldier.")

Variants and Related Words

• Ngủ yên (v): to sleep peacefully. This is a more common and direct synonym.

  • Em bé đã ngủ yên. (The baby has fallen into a peaceful sleep.)

• An giấc (v): to have a peaceful sleep. This is a very close synonym with a similar formal tone.

  • Chúc bạn an giấc! (May you have a peaceful sleep!)

Synonyms

• Sleep soundly: to sleep deeply and without waking.
• Rest peacefully: to be in a state of calm repose.
• Be fast asleep: to be completely and deeply sleeping.

Related Idioms

• Yên giấc nồng: to be in a deep, heavy sleep. This emphasizes the depth of the sleep.
  • Cậu bé chơi mệt nên yên giấc nồng cả đêm. (The boy was tired from playing, so he slept soundly all night.)