Definition

Adjective: - Melancholy, often sad, prone to sorrow: Describes a person, especially one with a sensitive or poetic disposition, who frequently experiences deep, pensive sadness or a lingering state of low spirits.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy là một người đa sầu, dễ xúc động trước cảnh vật tiêu điều. (She is a melancholy person, easily moved by desolate scenery.)
  • Tính tình đa sầu khiến anh thường tìm đến thơ ca. (His melancholy temperament often leads him to seek solace in poetry.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary and poetic tone: This word is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal descriptive contexts to characterize a person's temperament. It is less common in everyday casual speech.
  • Nhân vật chính trong tiểu thuyết mang một vẻ đa sầu rất đặc trưng. (The main character in the novel possesses a very characteristic melancholy air.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đa sầu đa cảm (idiomatic phrase): Melancholy and sentimental; describes someone who is both prone to sadness and highly emotionally sensitive.
  • Một con người đa sầu đa cảm thường dễ tổn thương. (A melancholy and sentimental person is often easily hurt.)
• Sầu (n/adj): Sorrow, sadness; sad. This is the root component meaning "sorrow."
• Đa (prefix): A prefix meaning "many," "much," or "multi-," indicating a frequent or abundant quality.

Synonyms

• U sầu: Gloomy, sorrowful.
• Buồn bã: Sad, sorrowful (more general and common).
• Sầu muộn: Laden with sorrow, melancholic.

Related Idioms

• Đa sầu đa cảm: As mentioned above, this is the most common and fixed idiom containing the word, emphasizing a personality trait of being both melancholy and emotionally responsive.

adj

1. melancholy
   • đa sầu đa cảm
     Melancholy and sentimental