rộn rực
Definition
- Adjective:
- Fluttering with excitement; thrilling with emotion: Describes a physical or emotional sensation of intense, bubbling excitement, often felt in the chest or heart. It implies a restless, warm, and joyful agitation.
- Glowing with warmth (from alcohol): Specifically describes the warm, tingling, and agitated physical feeling induced by drinking alcohol.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trái tim cô ấy rộn rực khi gặp lại người yêu. (Her heart was fluttering with excitement when she met her lover again.)
- Uống ly rượu nhỏ, trong người thấy ấm và rộn rực. (After drinking a small glass of wine, I felt warm and aglow inside.)
- Không khí ngày lễ khiến lòng người rộn rực. (The festive atmosphere made people's hearts thrill with joy.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is highly poetic and sensory, often used in literary, descriptive, or emotional contexts rather than everyday conversation. It vividly combines the sense of sound/commotion ("rộn") with the sense of heat/glow ("rực").
Variants and Related Words
- Rộn ràng (adj): bustling, lively, merry (often describes atmosphere or sound).
- Con phố đón Tết thật rộn ràng. (The street is bustling for Tet holiday.)
- Rạo rực (adj): restless with longing or desire; burning with emotion.
- Anh ấy rạo rực chờ đợi ngày ra mắt sách. (He was restlessly awaiting his book launch day.)
Synonyms
- Aflutter: trembling with excitement.
- Aglow: glowing with warmth and emotion.
- Thrilling: causing a sudden wave of excitement.
- Atingle: tingling with excitement.
Related Idioms
- Lòng rộn rực: a heart aquiver; a heart thrilling with feeling.
- Nghe tin ấy, lòng tôi rộn rực khôn nguôi. (Hearing that news, my heart was aquiver without end.)