rưng rức
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Definition
- Adjective:
- On the verge of tears; tearful; choked up: Describes a state where one is about to cry, with tears welling up in the eyes, often accompanied by a choked or sobbing feeling, but not yet fully breaking into loud weeping.
- Sobbing; weeping softly: Can also describe the act of crying with suppressed sobs, characterized by intermittent, quiet weeping.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe câu chuyện cảm động, cô ấy rưng rức không nói nên lời. (Listening to the touching story, she was choked up and couldn't speak.)
- Đứa trẻ rưng rức khóc vì bị ngã. (The child was sobbing because he fell down.)
- Giọng nói của anh ấy rưng rức khi nhắc đến người mẹ đã khuất. (His voice was trembling with emotion when he mentioned his late mother.)
Advanced Usage
"rưng rức nói": to speak in a choked-up voice.
- Bà cụ rưng rức nói về những kỷ niệm xưa. (The old woman spoke tearfully about old memories.)
"lòng rưng rức": a heart/heartfelt feeling of being moved to tears.
- Nghe tin ấy, lòng tôi rưng rức. (Hearing that news, my heart was deeply moved.)
Variants and Related Words
Rưng rưng (adj): Very similar to "rưng rức," describing eyes filling with tears or being on the brink of crying, but often implies a slightly less intense or more contained emotional state than "rưng rức."
- Mắt cô ấy rưng rưng khi chia tay. (Her eyes welled up when saying goodbye.)
Nức nở (v): To sob, weep aloud. This is the action that often follows the state of "rưng rức."
- Cô bé nức nở trong vòng tay mẹ. (The little girl sobbed in her mother's arms.)
Synonyms
- Nghẹn ngào (adj): Choked with emotion, too moved to speak.
- Xúc động (adj): Moved, touched (emotionally). A more general term for being emotionally affected.
Related Idioms
- Rưng rức trong lòng: To feel a deep, poignant sadness or emotion inside.
- Nhìn cảnh tượng ấy, ai cũng rưng rức trong lòng. (Looking at that scene, everyone felt a pang of sadness in their heart.)
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