ửng sáng
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To begin to glow with light; to start to brighten: Describes the first appearance of light in the sky at dawn, when darkness starts to recede and a soft, often reddish, light becomes visible.
- To flush (with light or color): Can describe a surface or object beginning to show a soft, warm glow or blush of color, often from reflected light.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Bầu trời phía đông đang ửng sáng. (The eastern sky is beginning to brighten.)
- Mặt nước ửng sáng dưới ánh đèn. (The water's surface flushed with light under the lamplight.)
- Lúc trời ửng sáng, chim bắt đầu hót. (When dawn began to break, the birds started to sing.)
Advanced Usage
- Used poetically or descriptively to indicate the very initial, gentle stage of illumination, often carrying a connotation of beauty and tranquility. It is more specific than simply "sáng" (to be bright), emphasizing the process of light emerging.
Variants and Related Words
- Hừng sáng (verb phrase): A near-synonym also meaning dawn is breaking or the sky is beginning to light up. The nuance can be slightly stronger or more vivid than "ửng sáng."
- Rạng đông (noun): dawn, daybreak.
Synonyms
- To dawn: (of a day) to begin.
- To brighten: to begin to grow light.
- To flush: to glow with a warm, soft color.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Trời ửng sáng: The sky is lighting up at dawn. This is the most common and natural collocation.
- Chúng tôi lên đường lúc trời ửng sáng. (We set off at the first light of dawn.)