canh cánh

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canh cánh

Một người mẹ canh cánh lo lắng cho con mình.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Haunting, harrying, persistently worrying: Describes a feeling, thought, or memory that lingers obsessively in one's mind, causing continuous anxiety or preoccupation and is difficult to forget or shake off.
    • Obsessed, preoccupied: Indicates a state of being mentally consumed by a persistent concern.

  2. Adverb:

    • In a hauntingly worried manner: Modifies a verb to describe an action (like worrying, thinking) done with a sense of persistent, nagging preoccupation.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Nỗi nàng canh cánh bên lòng biếng khuây. (Nguyễn Du) (The thought of her was haunting his heart, refusing to fade.)
    • Anh ấy có nỗi lo canh cánh về tương lai. (He has a haunting worry about the future.)

  • Adverb:

    • Cô ấy cứ lo canh cánh không ngủ được. (She kept worrying hauntingly and couldn't sleep.)
    • Nghĩ về bài thi, cậu ấy thở dài canh cánh. (Thinking about the exam, he sighed with nagging worry.)
Advanced Usage

  • "lòng canh cánh": a heart/mind filled with persistent worry.

    • Lòng canh cánh vì chuyện gia đình. (A heart harried by family matters.)

  • "nỗi niềm canh cánh": haunting sentiments or preoccupations.

    • Chia sẻ nỗi niềm canh cánh với bạn thân. (To share one's haunting preoccupations with a close friend.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Canh cạnh (less common variant): Has a similar meaning of something pressing closely, often used interchangeably in some contexts to describe persistent worry.
  • Ám ảnh (verb/noun: to haunt/obsess; obsession): Shares the core idea of something lingering in the mind but is more general and can be used in broader, sometimes less literary, contexts (e.g., - to be haunted by a memory).
  • Vương vấn (verb/adjective: to linger, to be attached to): Focuses more on a lingering attachment or longing, often with a softer, more sentimental nuance than the anxious worry of .
Synonyms
  • Day dứt: to be tormented, troubled (by guilt, regret).
  • Bận tâm: to be concerned, preoccupied (can be less intense).
  • Khắc khoải: to be restless, anxious with longing.
Related Phrases
  • Lo canh cánh: to worry persistently.
    • Bà mẹ lo canh cánh cho đứa con đi xa. (The mother worries hauntingly for her child who is far away.)
Related Idioms
  • Canh cánh bên lòng: (idiomatic) to be constantly on one's mind/heart.
    • Lời hứa năm xưa vẫn canh cánh bên lòng. (The promise from years ago still haunts my heart.)
canh cánh

Một người mẹ canh cánh lo lắng cho con mình.

adj
  1. Haunting, harrying
    • lo canh cánh
      to be hauntingly worried