nức lòng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Enthusiastic, zealous, fervent: Describes a state of being filled with great eagerness, passion, and wholehearted dedication towards an activity or cause.
- Heartened, elated: Can describe a feeling of being greatly cheered, encouraged, or filled with joyful excitement.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Mọi người đều nức lòng tham gia cuộc thi. (Everyone is enthusiastic about participating in the competition.)
- Nghe tin ấy, chúng tôi nức lòng vui sướng. (Hearing that news, we were elated with joy.)
- Nhân dân nức lòng thi đua xây dựng Tổ quốc. (The people are fervently competing to build the nation.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal, literary, or motivational contexts to describe collective morale or patriotic fervor. It implies a deep, sincere emotional commitment rather than a superficial interest.
Variants and Related Words
- Phấn khởi (adj): cheerful, excited, in high spirits. While similar, often refers to a more general, upbeat mood, whereas implies a deeper, more passionate zeal.
- Hăng hái (adj): eager, ardent, zealous. This is a close synonym, but carries a stronger connotation of emotional fullness and heart-felt excitement.
Synonyms
- Enthusiastic: having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- Zealous: having or showing zeal; fervent.
- Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
- Heartened: made more cheerful or confident.
Related Idioms
- While itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is a strong descriptive phrase that conveys the idiom-like concept of "one's heart swelling with enthusiasm."
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Enthusiastic, zealous, with fire
