lửa lòng

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lust, violent desire: "lửa lòng" refers to a strong, passionate, and often uncontrollable desire, typically of a carnal or sensual nature. It denotes the "fire" or "flame" of passion arising from one's heart or mind.
   • The fire of love/desire: It can also metaphorically describe the intense flame of amorous feeling or longing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta không kiềm chế được lửa lòng. (He could not control his lust / the fire of his desire.)
  • Lửa lòng thiêu đốt trái tim cô. (The fire of passion burned her heart.)

Advanced Usage

• "dập tắt lửa lòng": to extinguish the fire of passion/desire.

  • Anh ấy cố gắng dập tắt lửa lòng để tập trung tu hành. (He tried to extinguish the fire of desire to focus on religious practice.)

• "ngọn lửa lòng": the flame of the heart (desire).

  • Ngọn lửa lòng trong anh vẫn cháy âm ỉ. (The flame of desire within him still smoldered.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dục vọng (n): desire, lust (a more general and common synonym).
• Ái tình (n): love, amorous feeling (focuses more on romantic love).
• Tâm hỏa (n): heart-fire (an older, Sino-Vietnamese term with a similar meaning, often found in classical literature or Buddhist contexts referring to worldly passions).

Synonyms

• Ham muốn (n): desire, craving.
• Dục tính (n): sexuality, sexual desire.

Related Phrases

• Lửa dục: fire of lust (a more direct and explicit compound term).
  • Lửa dục khiến con người mù quáng. (The fire of lust blinds people.)

Related Idioms

• "Lòng như lửa đốt": (one's) heart is as if on fire (to describe intense anxiety or desire).
  • Chờ đợi tin tức, lòng cô như lửa đốt. (Waiting for news, her heart was as if on fire.)

Học thuật

1. Lust, violent dessre