Dòng câu

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A stream of tears; teardrops: A poetic and literary term referring to tears flowing from the eyes, often due to strong emotion such as sorrow, grief, or profound joy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nàng khóc, dòng câu lã chã rơi. (She wept, her teardrops falling profusely.)
  • Đọc đến đoạn ấy, dòng câu của bà cứ tuôn trào. (Reading that part, her stream of tears just kept flowing.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in classical Vietnamese poetry (), literary works, or highly stylized, emotional prose. It is not used in everyday modern conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Giọt lệ (n): A teardrop; a more common literary synonym for a single tear.

  • Giọt lệ em rơi trong đêm. (Your teardrop fell in the night.)

• Dòng nước mắt (n): A stream of tears; a modern, descriptive phrase with the same core meaning.

  • Cô ấy nghẹn ngào với dòng nước mắt. (She was choked up with a stream of tears.)

Synonyms

• Teardrops: Drops of liquid from the eyes.
• A stream of tears: Tears flowing continuously.

Related Idioms

• Dòng châu: An older, synonymous poetic term for tears, where "châu" means pearl, metaphorically referring to tears.
  • Thương cảm động, dòng châu rơi. (Moved by pity, pearls of tears fell.)