Definition

1. Noun:
   • Inmost feelings; personal considerations: Refers to one's most private, intimate thoughts, emotions, or personal concerns that are typically kept hidden or reserved for oneself or a trusted confidant.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy thổ lộ niềm tây với người bạn thân nhất. (She poured out her inmost feelings to her closest friend.)
  • Anh ấy luôn giữ niềm tây cho riêng mình. (He always keeps his personal considerations to himself.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is literary and formal, often used in written Vietnamese or in serious, heartfelt conversation to describe deeply personal sentiments.

Variants and Related Words

• Tâm sự (n): A more common and versatile term for personal thoughts, feelings, or a heart-to-heart talk.
• Nỗi lòng (n): One's innermost heart; deep-seated feelings or concerns.

Synonyms

• Inmost feelings: One's deepest personal emotions.
• Personal sentiments: Individual, private thoughts and feelings.
• Intimate thoughts: Private reflections known only to oneself.

Related Idioms

• Giữ trong niềm tây: To keep something as a private thought or secret feeling.
  • Ông ấy giữ nỗi buồn ấy trong niềm tây. (He keeps that sorrow as a private thought.)

1. Inmost feelings, personal considerations
   • Thổ lộ niềm tây
     To pour out one's inmost feelings