Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Love message, love letter (literary, poetic): "lá thắm" is a poetic and somewhat archaic Vietnamese term used to refer to a letter expressing romantic feelings or love.
   • A tender, affectionate letter: The word emphasizes the emotional depth and sentimental value of the written message, often associated with traditional or classic romance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chàng trai gửi cho cô gái một lá thắm đầy tâm tình. (The young man sent the girl a love letter full of heartfelt sentiments.)
  • Trong truyện cổ tích, các nhân vật thường trao đổi lá thắm để bày tỏ tình cảm. (In fairy tales, characters often exchange love letters to express their feelings.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts. It is rarely used in everyday modern conversation, where "thư tình" is more common.
• It often evokes imagery of traditional, delicate, and profound love, suitable for describing correspondence in historical novels, poems, or songs.

Variants and Related Words

• Thư tình (n): Love letter. This is the standard, modern equivalent.
• Thư tỏ tình (n): A letter of confession/proposal of love.
• Bức thư tình (n): A love letter (using a more common classifier).

Synonyms

• Thư tình: Love letter.
• Tình thư: Love letter (another poetic/literary variant).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Gửi gắm tâm tình qua lá thắm: To confide one's feelings through a love letter.
  • Thời xưa, người ta thường gửi gắm tâm tình qua lá thắm. (In the old days, people often confided their feelings through love letters.)

1. (văn chương) Love message, love letter