Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Constant, steadfast, unwavering: "sắt son" describes a quality of being extremely firm, loyal, and unchanging, especially in feelings, beliefs, or commitments. It implies a deep, enduring strength and fidelity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mối tình sắt son của họ đã vượt qua mọi thử thách. (Their steadfast love has overcome all challenges.)
  • Lòng trung thành sắt son với Tổ quốc. (An unwavering loyalty to the Fatherland.)
  • Tình bạn sắt son từ thời thơ ấu. (A constant friendship since childhood.)

Advanced Usage

• "sắt son chung thủy": steadfast and faithful.
  • Anh ấy là người chồng sắt son chung thủy. (He is a steadfast and faithful husband.)
• "tấm lòng sắt son": a steadfast heart/mind.
  • Bà thể hiện tấm lòng sắt son với quê hương. (She showed a steadfast heart towards her homeland.)

Variants and Related Words

• Son sắt (adj): This is a variant form with the same meaning as "sắt son". It is equally common.
  • Tình cảm son sắt. (Steadfast affection.)
• Thủy chung (adj): faithful, constant (often used in romantic contexts).
  • Một tình yêu thủy chung. (A faithful love.)

Synonyms

• Kiên định (adj): resolute, firm (in belief or stance).
• Trung kiên (adj): loyal and steadfast (often used for political or ideological loyalty).
• Bền vững (adj): durable, lasting (more general, can apply to objects or abstract concepts).

Related Idioms

• "Sắt đá": literally "iron and stone"; figuratively meaning iron-willed, unyielding, tough. While similar, "sắt đá" often emphasizes toughness of character or resolve, whereas "sắt son" emphasizes constancy and fidelity in feelings or loyalty.
  • Ý chí sắt đá. (An iron will.)
• "Một lòng một dạ": single-hearted, wholehearted; completely devoted.
  • Bà ấy một lòng một dạ phụng sự. (She serves wholeheartedly.)

adj

1. constant