Definition

1. Adjective (feeling):
   • To be moved, to be touched, to feel compassion: The primary meaning describes a state of being emotionally affected, often leading to feelings of pity, tenderness, or sympathy towards someone or something. It implies a softening of the heart.
   • To be susceptible to emotional appeal: It can also describe a person's character as being easily moved to compassion or pity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe câu chuyện của đứa trẻ mồ côi, ai cũng mủi lòng. (Hearing the orphan's story, everyone was moved.)
  • Bà ấy rất dễ mủi lòng trước cảnh khó khăn. (She is very easily touched by scenes of hardship.)
  • Cô ấy mủi lòng rơi nước mắt. (She was so moved she shed tears.)

Advanced Usage

• The feeling of mủi lòng is often a direct, visceral reaction to witnessing suffering, hardship, or profound sincerity, prompting a desire to help or console.
• It is commonly used in narratives or descriptions to highlight a moment of emotional vulnerability or human connection.

Variants and Related Words

• Động lòng (v/phr): to be touched, to be moved (similar in meaning, sometimes used interchangeably).
  • Tôi nghe mà động lòng thương. (I listened and was moved to pity.)

Synonyms

• Moved: affected with emotion.
• Touched: emotionally affected.
• Compassionate: feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
• Tender-hearted: having a kind, gentle, or sentimental nature.

Related Idioms

• Mủi lòng rơi nước mắt: To be moved to tears; to shed tears out of compassion.
  • Chứng kiến cảnh đoàn tụ, nhiều người mủi lòng rơi nước mắt. (Witnessing the reunion, many people were moved to tears.)

1. Be moved, feel pity, feel compassion
   • Mủi lòng rơi nước mắt
     To shed tears out of compassion