đoài

Thân thiện

Mặt trời lặn dần về phía non đoài.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The eighth trigram in the Bát Quái (Eight Trigrams): In Vietnamese cosmology and philosophy, "đoài" is the name of one of the eight fundamental symbols (trigrams) used in the I Ching and traditional systems. It is often associated with specific attributes and natural phenomena.
   • (Literary) The west, the occident: In classical and literary contexts, "đoài" poetically signifies the west or the western direction.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong Bát Quái, quẻ Đoài tượng trưng cho đầm hồ và niềm vui. (In the Eight Trigrams, the Đoài trigram symbolizes lakes and joy.)
  • Mặt trời lặn về phía đoài. (The sun sets in the west.)

Advanced Usage

• "non đoài": A classical poetic phrase meaning "western mountains," used to describe the location of the setting sun.
  • Bóng chiều đổ xuống non đoài. (The evening shadow falls upon the western mountains.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đoài phương (n): A literary term for the western direction.
• Hướng đoài (n): The west direction.

Synonyms

• Phương tây: West, western direction (common, modern term).
• Hướng tây: West, western direction (common, modern term).

Notes on Usage

• The word "đoài" is highly specialized and literary. In everyday modern Vietnamese, "phương tây" or "hướng tây" are used for "west." "Đoài" is primarily encountered in classical literature, poetry, or texts about traditional cosmology (Bát Quái). Its use as "west" is metaphorical and poetic, directly derived from its meaning as a trigram symbol.

Học thuật

1. The eight-sign figuge
2. Occident, west
   • Mặt trời đã gác non đoài
     The sunhas declined in the west