Definition

Noun: A beautiful, romantic, and idealized love; a love that is poetic, charming, and often associated with literary or artistic beauty. The word carries a classical, somewhat literary nuance and is often used to describe love in artistic works.

Usage

• diễm tình is a literary and somewhat old-fashioned noun. It is typically used in a limited set of combinations, often following another noun. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation but appears in literature, poetry, or discussions of classic art.
• It describes love that is not just emotional but is also aesthetically pleasing and often portrayed in an idealized manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Câu chuyện ấy kể về một mối diễm tình thời chiến tranh. (That story tells of a beautiful, romantic love during the war.)
  • Nhân vật chính luôn khao khát một mối diễm tình như trong tiểu thuyết. (The main character always yearns for a beautiful, storybook romance.)
  • Bộ phim là một thiên diễm tình cảm động lòng người. (The film is a moving, beautiful love story.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is most naturally used in fixed or semi-fixed literary phrases. It often modifies or is modified by other nouns to specify the context of the beautiful love.
  • mối diễm tình đẹp (a beautiful romance)
  • thiên diễm tình (a [literary] work about beautiful love)

Variants and Related Words

• diễm tình ca (n): A love song, especially one with beautiful, poetic lyrics.
  • Ca sĩ hát một bài diễm tình ca. (The singer sang a beautiful love song.)
• tiểu thuyết diễm tình (n): A romance novel; a love story (as a literary genre).
  • Cô ấy thích đọc tiểu thuyết diễm tình. (She likes to read romance novels.)

Synonyms

• tình yêu đẹp (n): Beautiful love. (A more common and modern phrase with a similar core meaning.)
• mối tình lãng mạn (n): Romantic love/affair. (Focuses more on the romantic aspect.)
• ái tình (n): Love, affection. (A more general, also somewhat literary term for love.)

Related Idioms and Phrases

• While diễm tình itself is not typically part of idioms, it is the core concept in phrases describing artistic works:
  • viết về một mối diễm tình: to write about a beautiful romance.
  • kể lại câu chuyện diễm tình: to recount a love story.

noun

1. love
   • tiểu thuyết diễm tình
     love-story