hạt lệ
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Definition
Noun: * Tears: A single drop of liquid that comes from the eyes when crying, often used in a poetic or literary context to convey deep sadness, emotion, or beauty. It is a more elegant and figurative term than the common word "nước mắt".
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong đêm cô đơn, những hạt lệ lăn dài trên má cô. (In the lonely night, tears streamed down her cheeks.)
- Câu chuyện cảm động ấy khiến bao hạt lệ rơi. (That touching story caused many tears to fall.)
- Bài thơ vẽ nên hình ảnh hạt lệ long lanh như sương mai. (The poem paints an image of tears glistening like morning dew.)
Advanced Usage
- "Rơi hạt lệ": To shed a tear.
- Nghe tin buồn, bà cụ không khỏi rơi hạt lệ. (Hearing the sad news, the old lady couldn't help but shed a tear.)
- "Hạt lệ ngậm ngùi": Tears of sorrow/regret (a poetic phrase).
- Anh tiễn em đi với hạt lệ ngậm ngùi. (He saw her off with sorrowful tears.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nước mắt (n): The standard, common word for "tears".
- Cô ấy lau nước mắt. (She wiped her tears.)
- Giọt lệ (n): A synonym for "hạt lệ", also meaning "a drop/teardrop", used in literary contexts.
- Thơ ca thường nhắc đến giọt lệ chia ly. (Poetry often mentions teardrops of separation.)
- Lệ (n, literary): An abbreviated, classical form meaning "tears", often found in Sino-Vietnamese compound words or poetry.
- Lệ rơi (tears fall), vương lệ (stained with tears).
Synonyms
- Nước mắt: Tears (neutral, common term).
- Giọt lệ: Teardrop (literary synonym).
Related Idioms
- "Nước mắt chảy thành sông": Literally "tears flow to form a river"; means crying profusely.
- Đau lòng quá, nước mắt chị ấy chảy thành sông. (She was so heartbroken her tears flowed like a river.)
- "Cười ra nước mắt": Literally "to laugh until tears come out"; means a situation is both funny and sad or frustrating.
- Nghe lý do của nó, tôi chỉ biết cười ra nước mắt. (Hearing his reason, I could only laugh until tears came out.)