Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fraternity, affection between friends: "Hữu ái" refers to the feeling of love, affection, or deep friendship between friends or comrades. It emphasizes a bond of brotherly/sisterly love and mutual care within a fellowship.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tình hữu ái giữa họ thật đáng quý. (The fraternity between them is truly precious.)
  • Chúng tôi luôn trân trọng tình hữu ái trong nhóm. (We always cherish the affection between friends within the group.)

Advanced Usage

• "lòng hữu ái": brotherly/sisterly love, the sentiment of affection between comrades.
  • Lòng hữu ái ấy đã giúp họ vượt qua khó khăn. (That fraternal love helped them overcome difficulties.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hữu nghị (n): Friendship (often used in a broader, sometimes more diplomatic context).
  • Tình hữu nghị giữa hai nước. (The friendship between the two countries.)
• Bằng hữu (n): Friends, comrades (refers to the people in the relationship).
  • Vòng tay bằng hữu. (The circle of friends.)

Synonyms

• Tình bạn thân thiết: Close friendship.
• Tình đồng chí: Comradeship (with a stronger connotation of shared ideals or struggle).
• Tình huynh đệ: Brotherhood.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Hữu ái" is typically used as a noun phrase like "tình hữu ái" or "lòng hữu ái." It is not commonly used with phrasal verbs in the same way as English verbs.)

Related Idioms

• Tình sâu nghĩa nặng: Deep affection and profound obligation (describes a very deep bond, which can encompass "hữu ái").
• Chung thủy bạn bè: Loyalty in friendship (highlights the faithful aspect of friendship).

1. Lòng hữu ái
2. Fraternity, affection between friends