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Mẹ tôi thường xào lòng gà với rau thơm.

Definition
  1. Noun:

    • Heart; mind; innermost feelings: Refers to the seat of emotions, thoughts, intentions, and sincerity.
    • Belly; abdomen; womb: The internal cavity of the body, especially of an animal or human.
    • Interior; inner part: The central or hollow part of an object, area, or space.
  2. Noun (extended usage):

    • Conscience; will: Represents one's moral sense or determination.
    • Loyalty; allegiance: Denotes fidelity or where one's true feelings lie.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (emotions):
    • Tôi biết trong lòng anh ấy rất buồn. (I know in his heart he is very sad.)
    • ấy lòng tốt. (She has a good heart / kindness.)
  • Noun (physical):
    • Món lòng lợn luộc. (A dish of boiled pork offal.)
    • Đứa trẻ mới lọt lòng. (The child has just been born [lit: just left the womb].)
  • Noun (interior space):
    • Xe chạy giữa lòng đường. (The vehicle runs in the middle of the road.)
    • Lòng sông rất sâu. (The riverbed is very deep.)
Advanced Usage
  • "lòng dạ": heart and mind; one's true inner self (often implying hidden thoughts).
    • Lòng dạ khó đoán. (One's heart and mind are hard to guess.)
  • "ra lòng": to show willingness or eagerness.
    • đã ra lòng học tập. (He has shown eagerness to study.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Lòng đỏ (n): yolk (of an egg).
    • Lòng đỏ trứng . (Chicken egg yolk.)
  • Lòng trắng (n): egg white.
  • Lòng thòng (adj): dangling; hanging down loosely.
    • Sợi dây lòng thòng. (A dangling rope.)
  • Lòng vòng (adj, adv): roundabout; indirect.
    • Đi đường lòng vòng. (To take a roundabout route.)
Synonyms
  • Heart: core of emotions (for feelings).
  • Interior: inside part (for space).
  • Offal: entrails (for animal parts).
  • Womb: uterus (for childbirth context).
Related Idioms
  • Lòng lang dạ thú: to have the heart of a wolf and the guts of a beast; to be cruel and treacherous.
  • Xa mặt cách lòng: "Out of sight, out of mind"; literal: far from face, separated from heart.
  • Biết như lòng bàn tay: to know something like the palm of one's hand; to know very well.
  • Lòng không dạ đói: "The heart is unwilling but the stomach is hungry"; to be reluctant but compelled by need.
  • Một lòng một dạ: to be of one heart and one mind; to be single-minded and devoted.
lòng

Mẹ tôi thường xào lòng gà với rau thơm.

noun
  1. heart; soul; mind
    • đau lòng
      heart-breaking bowels ; entrails