Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Meaningful, having depth and significance: Describes something (like speech, writing, or humor) that is not superficial but contains profound, interesting, or subtle meaning that evokes thought or emotion.
   • Savoury, flavourful (figurative): Used figuratively to describe something that is rich in nuance and enjoyable to contemplate, much like a dish rich in flavour.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Câu chuyện của ông ấy rất ý vị. (His story is very meaningful/profound.)
  • Lời bình luận đó ngắn gọn nhưng đầy ý vị. (That comment was brief but full of significance.)
  • Một tác phẩm văn học ý vị. (A literary work rich in meaning.)

Advanced Usage

• "đầy ý vị": full of meaning, deeply significant.
  • Bài thơ ấy đầy ý vị triết lý. (That poem is full of philosophical meaning.)
• "ý vị ngôn ngoại": meaning beyond words, implying more than is said (a set phrase often related to literature or conversation).
  • Truyện ngụ ngôn thường có tính chất ý vị ngôn ngoại. (Fables often have the characteristic of meaning beyond words.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ý nghĩa (n): meaning, significance.
  • Tìm hiểu ý nghĩa của từ. (To understand the meaning of a word.)
• Ý tứ (n): intention, implied meaning (often in speech or behaviour).
  • Anh ấy nói năng có ý tứ. (He speaks with careful consideration/implied meaning.)
• Thâm thúy (adj): profound, deep (in thought or meaning).
  • Một nhận xét thâm thúy. (A profound observation.)

Synonyms

• Sâu sắc: deep, profound.
• Có hậu ý: having an ulterior meaning, suggestive.
• Đậm đà: rich, deep (often used for flavour, but can be figurative for meaning).

Related Phrases

• Lời lẽ ý vị: meaningful words.
  • Nhà văn đó nổi tiếng với lời lẽ ý vị. (That writer is famous for his meaningful words.)
• Câu chuyện ý vị: a meaningful/story with depth.
  • Đó là một câu chuyện ý vị về tình người. (That is a meaningful story about human compassion.)

Related Idioms

• Ý tại ngôn ngoại: The meaning lies beyond the words. (Similar to "reading between the lines").
  • Thơ Đường thường đạt đến cảnh giới "ý tại ngôn ngoại". (Tang poetry often reaches the realm where "the meaning lies beyond the words".)

adj

1. savoury, meaningful