Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sunset, declining sun: "ác tà" refers to the time of late afternoon when the sun is about to set, or the sun itself in that position.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trải bao thỏ lặn ác tà. (Enduring many a sunset and moonfall.)
  • Ác tà dần khuất sau rặng núi. (The declining sun gradually disappeared behind the mountain range.)
  • Cảnh vật thật yên bình lúc ác tà. (The scenery is very peaceful at sunset.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ác tà" is a literary and somewhat archaic term, primarily found in classical Vietnamese poetry and literature to evoke a melancholic or reflective mood associated with the end of the day.
  • Trong thơ cổ, hình ảnh "ác tà" thường gợi lên nỗi buồn và sự phôi pha. (In classical poetry, the image of "the declining sun" often evokes sadness and transience.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoàng hôn (n): sunset, dusk. This is the common, modern synonym.
• Xế chiều (n/phrase): late afternoon. A more descriptive phrase for the time of day.
• Mặt trời lặn (phrase): the setting sun.

Synonyms

• Hoàng hôn: sunset, dusk.
• Mặt trời xế bóng: the sun casting long shadows (poetic).
• Giờ tà dương: time of the slanting sun (literary).

Related Idioms

• "Ác tà" itself is not typically part of a larger idiom. However, it belongs to a poetic lexicon used to describe the passage of time and the end of things.

1. sunset, declining sun