ứng mộng

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To have a dream come true / to fulfill a dream: The primary meaning of "ứng mộng" refers to a situation where a dream or a vision one has experienced later manifests or becomes a reality in waking life. It implies a prophetic or coincidental fulfillment of a dream's content.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giấc mơ của bà về một trận lụt lớn đã ứng mộng một tuần sau. (Her dream about a great flood came true a week later.)
  • Anh ta không tin chuyện ứng mộng. (He doesn't believe in dreams coming true.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contexts discussing superstition, premonition, or spiritual beliefs. It is not typically used for achieving life goals through effort, but rather for the passive realization of a prophetic dream.

Variants and Related Words

• Ứng nghiệm (v): to be verified or proven true, often used for prophecies or omens.

  • Lời tiên tri đã ứng nghiệm. (The prophecy has been fulfilled.)

• Ứng (v): to respond, to correspond to. This is the root verb, and "ứng mộng" is a specific compound of it.

  • Kết quả ứng với dự đoán. (The result corresponds to the prediction.)

Synonyms

• Come true: (for a dream or wish).
• Be fulfilled: (for a prophetic vision).
• Materialize: to appear in reality.

Related Concepts

• Báo mộng: to receive a message or warning in a dream.

  • Bà ấy nói tổ tiên đã báo mộng cho bà. (She said her ancestors sent her a message in a dream.)

• Điềm báo: an omen or a sign.

  • Giấc mơ đó có thể là một điềm báo. (That dream could be an omen.)