khóc thầm

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khóc thầm

Người phụ nữ khóc thầm trong căn phòng trống.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To cry silently/to oneself; to weep inwardly: "khóc thầm" describes the act of crying without making any sound, often to conceal one's grief or sorrow from others. It implies deep, internalized sadness.
Usage
  • Verb:
    • The action is typically performed by a person experiencing profound sadness, pain, or regret but who suppresses the audible expression of it.
    • It often conveys a sense of loneliness, hidden suffering, or a sorrow that must be endured in secret.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Cô ấy chỉ biết khóc thầm một mình trong phòng. (She could only cry silently by herself in the room.)
    • Nghe tin đó, anh ấy đau lòng nhưng chỉ dám khóc thầm. (Upon hearing that news, he was heartbroken but only dared to weep inwardly.)
    • "Người ngoài cười nụ người trong khóc thầm." (The outsider smiled discreetly, while the insider cried her heart out [silently].)
Advanced Usage
  • "khóc thầm trong lòng": to cry/weep in one's heart.
    • Nỗi đau ấy khiến anh khóc thầm trong lòng. (That pain made him weep in his heart.)
  • The phrase often appears in literary, poetic, or deeply emotional contexts to describe concealed emotional turmoil.
Variants and Related Words
  • Khóc (verb): to cry, to weep (the general term, can be with or without sound).
  • Thầm (adverb): silently, secretly, inwardly. Often combined with other verbs (e.g., - to love secretly, - to think to oneself).
  • Nức nở (verb): to sob (audibly).
Synonyms
  • Rơi lệ thầm: to shed tears silently.
  • Nén tiếng khóc: to hold back one's tears/to suppress a cry.
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Cười ngoài, khóc trong: to laugh on the outside, cry on the inside. This idiom shares a very similar conceptual space with "khóc thầm," describing hidden sorrow behind a cheerful facade.
  • Nuốt nước mắt vào trong: to swallow one's tears. This emphasizes the act of forcing emotions down without letting them show, closely related to the feeling behind "khóc thầm."
khóc thầm

Người phụ nữ khóc thầm trong căn phòng trống.

  1. Cry one's heart out.
    • "Người ngoài cười nụ người trong khóc thầm " (Nguyễn Du)
  2. The outsider smiled a disc reet satisfied smile while the insider criesd her heart out