bi ai
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Woeful / Sorrowful: Describes a state or expression of profound sadness, grief, or misery. It conveys deep, often pitiable, sorrow.
- Lamentable / Tragic: Characterizes a situation, sound, or event that evokes pity, compassion, or a sense of tragic misfortune.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tiếng khóc bi ai vang lên trong đêm. (A woeful lament sounded in the night.)
- Câu chuyện của họ thật bi ai. (Their story is truly tragic.)
- Gương mặt anh ấy lộ vẻ bi ai. (His face showed a sorrowful expression.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "bi ai" is often used in literary, formal, or descriptive contexts to intensify the emotional weight of sadness. It is stronger and more poetic than common words for sadness like .
- Bầu không khí sau trận chiến thật ảm đạm và bi ai. (The atmosphere after the battle was truly gloomy and woeful.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bi thảm (adj): tragic, disastrous. Often used for situations of extreme misfortune or catastrophe.
- Một kết cục bi thảm. (A tragic ending.)
- Ai oán (adj): plaintive, sorrowful. Often describes sounds like laments or complaints filled with grief.
- Khúc ai oán. (A plaintive melody.)
Synonyms
- Sorrowful: Full of or feeling sadness.
- Woeful: Characterized by, expressing, or causing sorrow or misery.
- Tragic: Extremely sad, often involving death or suffering.
- Mournful: Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, grief, or sorrow.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Giọng bi ai: A woeful/plaintive tone of voice.
- Bà kể câu chuyện với giọng bi ai. (She told the story in a woeful tone.)
- Vận bi ai: A tragic fate or lot.
- Số phận bi ai của người anh hùng. (The tragic fate of the hero.)
adj
- Woeful
- tiếng khóc bi aiwoeful laments