Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fervid, ardent: Describes a deep, intense, and passionate quality of feeling, emotion, or affection. It implies warmth and sincerity that is profound and steady.
   • Very fond, deeply affectionate: Conveys a sense of tender, devoted, and warm-hearted attachment or fondness in relationships.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mối tình đằm thắm. (A fervid/ardent love.)
  • Quan hệ bạn bè của họ rất đằm thắm. (Their friendship is very fond/deeply affectionate.)
  • Cô ấy có nụ cười đằm thắm. (She has a warm, deeply kind smile.)

Advanced Usage

• "tình cảm đằm thắm": deep and ardent feelings.

  • Bài thơ thể hiện tình cảm đằm thắm với quê hương. (The poem expresses ardent feelings for the homeland.)

• "vẻ đằm thắm": a deeply gentle or warm demeanor.

  • Vẻ đằm thắm trong ánh mắt cô ấy khiến mọi người yên tâm. (The deep warmth in her eyes put everyone at ease.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đằm (adj): can mean deep, calm, or gentle (often describing water or demeanor), contributing depth to the compound "đằm thắm".

  • Tính nết đằm. (A calm, gentle disposition.)

• Thắm (adj): means fresh, bright, or deep (often in color), connoting vividness and intensity, which combines with "đằm" to suggest depth of feeling.

  • Màu đỏ thắm. (A deep, bright red.)

Synonyms

• Ardent: characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity.
• Fervid: intensely emotional or passionate.
• Deeply affectionate: showing a profound feeling of fondness or tenderness.
• Warm-hearted: having or showing kindness and sympathy.

Related Idioms

• "Đằm thắm thủy chung": deeply passionate and eternally faithful.
  • Họ sống với nhau bằng một tình yêu đằm thắm thủy chung. (They live together with a love that is deeply passionate and eternally faithful.)

1. Fervid, ardent, very fond
   • Mối tình đằm thắm
     A fervid love
   • Quan hệ bạn bè của họ rất đằm thắm
     Their relationship as friends is very fond