bùi ngùi
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Melancholy, wistfully sad: Describes a deep, poignant feeling of sadness, often mixed with nostalgia, regret, or tender emotion, strong enough to bring one to the verge of tears.
- Moved, emotionally touched: Refers to being deeply affected or stirred by a sentimental memory, a parting, or a scene of compassion.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trước giờ tạm biệt, trong lòng thấy bùi ngùi vô hạn. (Before the moment of parting, one's heart feels immensely melancholy.)
- Cô ấy bùi ngùi nhớ lại những kỷ niệm ngày xưa. (She wistfully remembered the old memories.)
- Câu chuyện cảm động khiến ai nấy đều bùi ngùi. (The touching story left everyone deeply moved.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "bùi ngùi" is primarily used in literary, poetic, or reflective contexts to convey a complex, lingering emotional state. It is not typically used for sudden or sharp grief.
Variants and Related Words
- Xúc động (adj): moved, emotionally stirred. This is a more general term for being emotionally affected, whereas implies a specific melancholic tenderness.
- Nao lòng (adj): heart-stirred, disquieted. Similar to but can sometimes imply more anxiety or agitation.
- Thương cảm (v/n): to pity, compassion. Focuses on the feeling of pity, which can be a component of .
Synonyms
- Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness.
- Wistful: Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
- Nostalgic: A sentimental longing for the past.
- Moved: Emotionally affected.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Lòng dạ bùi ngùi: A melancholic heart; a heart filled with wistful sadness.
- Nghe tin ấy, lòng dạ tôi bùi ngùi. (Hearing that news, my heart was filled with melancholy.)
- Bùi ngùi chia tay: To part ways with a melancholic heart.
- Mùa tốt nghiệp, chúng tôi bùi ngùi chia tay nhau. (At graduation season, we parted ways with heavy hearts.)
adj
- Melancholy, sad to the verge of tears
- trước giờ tạm biệt, trong lòng thấy bùi ngùi vô hạnbefore parting, one's heart is immensely melancholy