đứng bóng

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Người nông dân ngồi nghỉ dưới gốc cây khi mặt trời đứng bóng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Noon, midday: The time of day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, directly overhead. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • (Figurative) A certain age, middle age: Used metaphorically to describe the period of life when one is at their peak or prime, typically referring to middle age.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trời nắng gắt vào lúc đứng bóng. (The sun is scorching at noon.)
  • Anh ấy đang ở cái tuổi đứng bóng của sự nghiệp. (He is at the noon [peak] of his career.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giữa trưa đứng bóng": High noon, the exact middle of the day.

  • Cánh đồng vắng lặng vào giữa trưa đứng bóng. (The field is quiet at high noon.)

• "Tuổi đứng bóng": The age of maturity/prime; one's prime years.

  • Bà ấy vẫn rất xinh đẹp ở tuổi đứng bóng. (She is still very beautiful in her prime years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giữa trưa (n): Noon, midday. A more common synonym for the time of day.
• Trưa (n): Noon, afternoon. A broader term for the period around midday.
• Đỉnh điểm (n): Peak, zenith. Can be used in similar figurative contexts.

Synonyms

• Buổi trưa: Noon, midday.
• Chính ngọ: High noon (a more literary term).

Related Phrases

• Nắng đứng bóng: The sun at its zenith; intense noon sunlight.
  • Tránh ra ngoài lúc nắng đứng bóng. (Avoid going out when the sun is at its zenith.)

Related Idioms

• Đứng bóng mặt trời: Literally "the sun stands [at its] shadow"; emphasizes the sun being directly overhead.
  • Làm việc từ sáng đến đứng bóng mặt trời. (Work from morning until the sun is at its zenith.)

Học thuật

1. Noon, midday (when the sun is at its zenith)