khổ tâm
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Broken-hearted; crushed by grief; distressed in mind: Describes a state of deep mental anguish, sorrow, or worry, often caused by a troubling situation or concern for someone else.
- Pained; grieved: Feeling intense emotional pain or distress.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bà ấy rất khổ tâm vì chuyện của các con. (She is very distressed because of her children's affairs.)
- Đừng khổ tâm về chuyện đó nữa. (Don't be heartbroken about that anymore.)
- Anh ấy giấu nỗi khổ tâm sau nụ cười. (He hides his grief behind a smile.)
Advanced Usage
- "nỗi khổ tâm": a sorrow/worry; a heartache.
- Cô ấy tâm sự nỗi khổ tâm với bạn thân. (She confided her heartache to her close friend.)
- Used to describe a prolonged, internalized suffering, often not immediately visible.
- Sự khổ tâm của người mẹ thể hiện qua đôi mắt. (The mother's inner torment was visible in her eyes.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khổ sở (adj): Miserable, suffering (often implying physical hardship or general difficulty, not exclusively mental).
- Đau khổ (adj): Painful, sorrowful (a more general term for suffering and pain).
- Buồn phiền (adj): Sad, troubled (less intense than "khổ tâm").
Synonyms
- Đau lòng: Heartbroken, pained.
- Phiền muộn: Worried, troubled.
- Sầu não: Melancholy, sorrowful.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "Khổ tâm khổ trí": To be both heartbroken and mentally exhausted; to be deeply troubled in both heart and mind.
- Việc gia đình khiến ông ấy khổ tâm khổ trí. (Family matters caused him deep mental and emotional anguish.)
- "Nuốt nỗi khổ tâm vào trong": To swallow one's grief; to internalize one's sorrow.
- Bà ấy luôn nuốt nỗi khổ tâm vào trong. (She always swallows her sorrow.)
- broken-hearted; crushed by grief