hoài vọng
Definition
- Verb:
- To long for: To have a persistent, earnest, and often melancholic desire for something, typically something idealistic, distant, or difficult to attain.
- To yearn for / To aspire to: To feel a deep, hopeful, yet sometimes wistful desire for a lofty goal or a better state.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy luôn hoài vọng một nền hòa bình vĩnh cửu. (He always longs for everlasting peace.)
- Con người không ngừng hoài vọng những điều tốt đẹp hơn. (Humans ceaselessly yearn for better things.)
- Họ hoài vọng được trở về quê hương. (They long to return to their homeland.)
Advanced Usage
- Literary and Formal Context: "Hoài vọng" is primarily used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts. It conveys a deeper, more profound, and often more sorrowful nuance than the more common "mong ước" (to wish).
- Bài thơ chứa đựng nỗi hoài vọng về một thời đã qua. (The poem contains a longing for a bygone era.)
Variants and Related Words
Hoài bão (n): Ambition, aspiration. Refers to a cherished, lofty goal one actively pursues.
- Cô ấy có hoài bão trở thành bác sĩ. (She has the ambition to become a doctor.)
Mong ước (v): To wish, to desire. A more general and common term for wanting something.
- Tôi mong ước có một ngôi nhà nhỏ. (I wish for a small house.)
Synonyms
- To yearn for: To have an intense, often melancholic desire.
- To pine for: To suffer a lingering desire, especially for something lost.
- To aspire to: To direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something.
Related Concepts
- Nostalgia: While "hoài vọng" is forward-looking (desiring something in the future), it is closely related to "hoài niệm" (nostalgia), which is a longing for the past. Both share a tone of wistfulness.
- Idealism: "Hoài vọng" often implies a desire for an ideal, perfect, or utopian state that may be unattainable.
verb
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to long for
