Definition

1. Verb:
   • To remember things in the past; to be nostalgic for the past: "Hoài cổ" describes the act of fondly remembering or feeling sentimental about things, customs, or times from the distant past. It implies a sense of longing or attachment to bygone eras.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bài thơ này thể hiện tâm trạng hoài cổ. (This poem expresses a nostalgic mood.)
  • Ông ấy thường hoài cổ về Hà Nội những năm 50. (He often feels nostalgic about Hanoi in the 1950s.)
  • Kiến trúc của tòa nhà khiến du khách hoài cổ. (The building's architecture makes visitors nostalgic for the past.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tâm trạng hoài cổ": A nostalgic mood/sentiment.
  • Bộ phim gợi lên một tâm trạng hoài cổ mạnh mẽ. (The film evokes a strong sense of nostalgia.)
• "Nỗi hoài cổ": A feeling of nostalgia.
  • Nỗi hoài cổ về một thời đã qua. (Nostalgia for a bygone era.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoài niệm (verb): To reminisce, to recollect (often with a similar sentimental tone but can be for more recent past).
• Cổ kính (adj): Ancient, antique (describing objects or places that evoke a sense of the old).
• Luyến tiếc (verb): To regret, to feel sorry about losing something (can overlap with "hoài cổ" but often implies a stronger sense of loss).

Synonyms

• Nhớ thương quá khứ: To remember and yearn for the past.
• Thương nhớ ngày xưa: To fondly remember the old days.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Hoài cổ, cảm kim": (Idiomatic, literary) To remember the past and reflect on the present. It describes the act of comparing the past with the present, often with a sense that the past was better.
  • Tác phẩm của ông mang đậm tinh thần "hoài cổ, cảm kim". (His work is deeply imbued with the spirit of "nostalgia for the past and reflection on the present.")

verb

1. to remember things in the past