Definition

1. Verb:
   • To separate; to part; to leave: Refers to moving away or becoming detached from something to which one was previously attached, connected, or closely associated. It often implies a physical or emotional departure.
   • To die; to pass away: A euphemistic and literary usage meaning for the soul or spirit to leave the body.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to separate/part):

  • Lá lìa cành. (The leaf separates from the branch.)
  • Họ đã lìa nhau. (They have parted/separated from each other.)
  • Chim non lìa tổ. (The young bird leaves the nest.)

• Verb (to die):

  • Hồn lìa xác. (The soul leaves the body / to pass away.)
  • Ông ấy đã lìa trần. (He has departed this life.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lìa" carries a poetic and sometimes solemn tone, especially when describing separation or death. It is more common in literary, formal, or traditional contexts than in casual everyday speech.

Variants and Related Words

• Lìa đời (v): to pass away, to die.

  • Nhà văn lớn đã lìa đời. (The great writer has passed away.)

• Lìa bỏ (v): to abandon, to leave behind.

  • Anh ấy lìa bỏ quê hương. (He left his homeland behind.)

Synonyms

• To separate: to move or come apart.
• To part: to leave someone; to separate.
• To depart: to leave, especially from life (euphemism for death).
• To detach: to disengage and separate.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Lìa xa: to be far apart from, to be separated from.

  • Hai anh em lìa xa từ nhỏ. (The two brothers have been separated since childhood.)

• Lìa tan: to be scattered apart, to disintegrate (often used for groups or structures).

  • Gia đình lìa tan vì chiến tranh. (The family was scattered apart because of the war.)

verb

1. to leave; to reparate; to part
   • chúng tôi sẽ không bao giờ lìa nhau
     We whall never part
   • lìa trần
     to die