Definition

1. Verb:
   • To express, to reveal, to confide: "giãi bày" means to make one's inner thoughts, feelings, or personal matters known to someone else, often in a detailed and heartfelt manner. It implies a process of opening up and sharing what is on one's mind or in one's heart.

Usage

• The verb "giãi bày" is used when someone wants to share their private thoughts, emotions, or troubles with another person, seeking understanding, sympathy, or relief.
• It often involves a sense of trust and intimacy between the speaker and the listener.
• It is commonly followed by objects like "tâm sự" (heartfelt thoughts), "nỗi lòng" (innermost feelings), or "nguyện vọng" (aspirations).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy muốn giãi bày tâm sự với một người bạn thân. (She wants to confide her heartfelt thoughts to a close friend.)
  • Anh ấy đã giãi bày hết nỗi lòng với bố mẹ. (He revealed all his innermost feelings to his parents.)
  • Trong buổi gặp mặt, mọi người đều có cơ hội giãi bày nguyện vọng của mình. (During the meeting, everyone had a chance to express their aspirations.)

Advanced Usage

• "giãi bày tâm can": to pour out one's heart and soul, to confide one's deepest feelings.
  • Sau nhiều năm, cuối cùng anh ấy cũng giãi bày tâm can với vợ. (After many years, he finally poured out his heart and soul to his wife.)
• "giãi bày nỗi niềm": to express one's sentiments, to share one's heartfelt concerns.
  • Bài thơ là nơi nhà thơ giãi bày nỗi niềm của mình. (The poem is where the poet expresses his sentiments.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giải bày: This is a common variant spelling of "giãi bày" with the same meaning.
• Bày tỏ (verb): to express, to show. This is a close synonym but can be slightly less intimate and more general than "giãi bày".
  • Anh ấy bày tỏ lòng biết ơn. (He expressed his gratitude.)
• Tâm sự (verb/noun): to confide; a confidence, a heartfelt talk. This word is often used in conjunction with "giãi bày".
  • Họ ngồi tâm sự với nhau hàng giờ. (They sat confiding in each other for hours.)

Synonyms

• Bộc bạch: to confess, to reveal frankly (often about feelings).
• Thổ lộ: to disclose, to reveal (one's feelings or thoughts).
• Chia sẻ: to share (can be used for both tangible and intangible things, including feelings).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Giãi bày gan ruột: Literally "to lay out one's liver and intestines", meaning to confide one's innermost, most sincere thoughts.
  • Chỉ có bạn thân mới đáng để giãi bày gan ruột. (Only a close friend is worthy of confiding one's innermost thoughts to.)

verb

1. to make know one's feelongs
   • giải bày tâm sự
     to open one's heart