Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Easily flammable; quick to catch fire: Describes a material that ignites readily.
   • Fervent; ardent; intense: Describes a strong, passionate feeling, especially love.
   • Pervaded; imbued; soaked: Describes something thoroughly permeated or saturated with a substance (like a liquid or scent) or a quality (like an emotion).

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Easily flammable):
  • Củi này rất đượm. (This firewood catches fire very easily.)
• Adjective (Fervent):
  • Mối tình đượm. (A fervent love.)
• Adjective (Pervaded):
  • Chiếc áo đượm mùi phấn. (A dress pervaded with the scent of face powder.)
  • Chiếc áo lót đượm mồ hôi. (A singlet soaked with sweat.)

Advanced Usage

• "đượm buồn": to be imbued with sadness; to have a melancholic tone/atmosphere.
  • Bài thơ đượm buồn. (The poem is imbued with sadness.)
• "đượm vị": to be richly flavorful; to have a deep, infused taste.
  • Nước hầm xương đượm vị. (The bone broth is rich in flavor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bắt lửa (v): to catch fire. (A more direct synonym for the flammability aspect.)
• Thấm đượm (adj/phrase): deeply imbued/permeated. (An intensified form.)
  • Tình cảm thấm đượm. (Deeply felt affection.)

Synonyms

• Flammable, combustible: (for the fire aspect).
• Passionate, intense: (for the emotion aspect).
• Saturated, permeated, infused: (for the pervasion aspect).

Related Idioms

• Đượm tình đượm nghĩa: to be full of deep affection and loyalty; describes a profound, meaningful relationship.
  • Câu chuyện về gia đình họ thật đượm tình đượm nghĩa. (Their family story is full of deep affection and loyalty.)

1. Catch fire easily, be easily set on fire
   • Củi này rất đượm This firewood catches fire very easily.
     Be fervent, be ardent
   • Mối tình đượm
     A fervent love
2. Be pervaded with
   • Chiếc áo đượm mùi phấn
     A dress pervaded with the scent of face powder
3. Be soaked with
   • Chiếc áo lót đượm mồ hôi
     A singlet soaked with sweat (profuse with sweat)