dịu ngọt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Soft and sweet: Describes a quality that is pleasantly gentle, mild, and sweet, often used for sounds (like a voice or words), flavors, or atmospheres. It implies a combination of soothing softness and agreeable sweetness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Giọng hát của cô ấy thật dịu ngọt. (Her singing voice is truly soft and sweet.)
- Mẹ nói những lời dịu ngọt để an ủi đứa trẻ. (The mother spoke soft and sweet words to comfort the child.)
- Hương hoa nhài tỏa ra mùi thơm dịu ngọt. (The jasmine flowers emitted a soft and sweet fragrance.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a sensory or emotional experience that is deeply calming and pleasing.
- It can describe abstract concepts like memories or feelings.
- Ký ức tuổi thơ của bà luôn dịu ngọt trong tâm trí. (Her childhood memories are always soft and sweet in her mind.)
Variants and Related Words
Dịu dàng (adj): gentle, tender. Focuses more on gentleness than sweetness.
- Cô ấy là một người rất dịu dàng. (She is a very gentle person.)
Ngọt ngào (adj): sweet, sweetly sentimental. Emphasizes sweetness, often emotional.
- Lời hứa ngọt ngào. (A sweet promise.)
Synonyms
- Mellifluous: (of a sound) pleasingly smooth and sweet to hear.
- Dulcet: Sweet and soothing (especially of sound).
- Gentle and sweet: A direct descriptive synonym.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Lời nói dịu ngọt: Soft and sweet words. This phrase highlights the power of gentle speech.
- Lời nói dịu ngọt có thể hàn gắn mọi tổn thương. (Soft and sweet words can heal all wounds.)
- Solf and sweet
- Những lời dịu ngọt dễ ngheSoft and sweet words agreeable to the ears