chạnh lòng
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Definition
- Adjective (feeling):
- To be affected / to be moved: To experience a sudden, gentle stirring of emotion, often sadness, nostalgia, pity, or sympathy, triggered by a sight, sound, memory, or remark.
- To feel slighted / to take something personally: To feel hurt or offended, often unintentionally, by someone's words or actions, interpreting them as a personal criticism or slight.
Usage Examples
Adjective (emotionally moved):
- Nghe câu chuyện của cô ấy, tôi thật sự chạnh lòng. (Listening to her story, I was truly moved/affected.)
- Nhìn cảnh gia đình sum họp, anh ấy chạnh lòng nhớ về quê hương. (Seeing the family reunion, he was moved with nostalgia for his homeland.)
Adjective (feeling slighted):
- Anh ấy rất dễ chạnh lòng, đừng nói đùa quá lời. (He is very easily offended, don't joke too harshly.)
- Cô ấy chạnh lòng vì câu bình luận vô tình của đồng nghiệp. (She felt slighted by her colleague's casual comment.)
Advanced Usage
- The feeling of is typically inward, reflective, and melancholic, rather than a strong, overwhelming emotion. It describes a tender spot in one's heart being touched.
- It often appears in poetic or literary contexts to describe a poignant moment of remembrance or empathy.
Variants and Related Words
- Động lòng (v/phr): to be moved, to be touched (emotionally). This is a close synonym for the first meaning.
- Cảnh tượng ấy khiến ai nấy đều động lòng thương. (That scene moved everyone to pity.)
Synonyms
- Moved/Touched: affected by emotion.
- Slighted/Offended: feeling hurt by a perceived disrespect.
- Melancholic: characterized by a gentle, thoughtful sadness.
Related Idioms
- Chạnh lòng thương: to be moved to pity/compassion.
- Nhìn thấy đứa trẻ mồ côi, bà cụ chạnh lòng thương. (Seeing the orphaned child, the old woman was moved to compassion.)
- (To be) affected, (to be) moved