bâng khuâng

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bâng khuâng

Lòng anh bâng khuâng khi nhìn chiếc lá rơi.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Melancholically pensive / wistfully nostalgic: Describes a state of vague, lingering sadness or gentle sorrow, often mixed with longing or tender regret for something or someone from the past. It is a soft, hazy emotion, not sharp or acute.
    • Lingeringly preoccupied / in a pensive reverie: Refers to being absorbed in a state of quiet, thoughtful reflection, often with a sense of emotional resonance or unresolved feeling.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Lòng tôi bâng khuâng khi nhớ về tuổi thơ. (My heart is wistfully nostalgic when I remember my childhood.)
    • Cô ấy ngồi bâng khuâng nhìn theo chiếc xe đi xa. (She sat in a pensive reverie, watching the car go into the distance.)
    • Một cảm giác bâng khuâng về một mối tình cũ. (A melancholically pensive feeling about an old love.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word often describes the emotional atmosphere of a moment, scene, or memory. It is frequently used in poetry and lyrical prose to convey a deep, subtle, and bittersweet sentiment.
    • Khúc nhạc ấy gợi lên một nỗi niềm bâng khuâng khó tả. (That piece of music evokes an indescribable, wistful sentiment.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bâng khuâng, thương nhớ: A common paired phrase meaning "wistfully nostalgic and longing."
    • Bâng khuâng, thương nhớ người bạn cũ. (Feeling wistfully nostalgic and longing for an old friend.)
Synonyms
  • Wistful: Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
  • Pensive: Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought, often with a tinge of sadness.
  • Nostalgic: A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.
  • Melancholic: Characterized by or causing a deep, often vague sadness.
Related Idioms and Phrases

  • Bâng khuâng kẻ ở người đi: A classic poetic phrase describing the wistful, lingering sadness between the one who stays and the one who leaves.

    • Sân ga lúc chia tay luôn đầy cảm giác bâng khuâng kẻ ở người đi. (The station at farewell is always full of the wistful feeling of the one staying and the one leaving.)

  • Lòng bâng khuâng: A set phrase meaning "a wistful/heartfelt feeling."

    • Lòng bâng khuâng trước cảnh vật đổi thay. (A wistful feeling before the changing scenery.)
bâng khuâng

Lòng anh bâng khuâng khi nhìn chiếc lá rơi.

adj
  1. Dazed with longing (grief...)
    • Bâng khuâng duyên mới, ngậm ngùi tình xưa
      Dazed with the new love, grieved by the old passion