yên giấc
Definition
- 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.)