Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deep, profound, and weighty: Describes feelings, emotions, or sentiments that are intensely profound, serious, and deeply ingrained, often implying a lasting and significant impact.
   • Deep-rooted: Emphasizes that a feeling or connection is firmly established and not superficial, having developed over a long time.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tình cảm của ông bà dành cho nhau thật sâu nặng. (The grandparents' feelings for each other are truly deep and profound.)
  • Đó là một món nợ ân tình sâu nặng. (That is a debt of gratitude that is deep and weighty.)
  • Mối quan hệ sâu nặng giữa hai dân tộc. (The deep-rooted relationship between the two nations.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal, literary, or emotional contexts to describe bonds of love, gratitude, loyalty, or historical connection. It carries a connotation of solemnity and enduring strength.

Variants and Related Words

• Sâu đậm (adj): deep and strong, intense (often used similarly for feelings).

  • Tình bạn sâu đậm. (A deep and strong friendship.)

• Nặng tình (adj): to be deeply sentimental or emotionally invested.

  • Anh ấy là người nặng tình. (He is a deeply sentimental person.)

Synonyms

• Profound: very great or intense.
• Deep-seated: firmly established.
• Heartfelt: deeply and sincerely felt.

Related Idioms

• Tình sâu nghĩa nặng: Deep love and weighty obligation; describes a relationship bound by profound affection and a strong sense of duty or debt.
  • Câu chuyện kể về tình sâu nghĩa nặng của người lính với đồng đội. (The story tells of the profound love and weighty obligation among soldiers.)

1. Deep, deep-rooted
   • Tình cảm sâu nặng
     Deep-rooted feelings, deep-rooted sentiments