sinh ly

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Separation in life: The state of being parted or separated from loved ones while both are still alive, often implying a forced or sorrowful parting. It conveys the pain of living apart, as opposed to the finality of death.
   • Parting of the living: A compound concept formed from "sinh" (life, living) and "ly" (to separate), specifically denoting the sorrow of separation during one's lifetime.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nỗi đau sinh ly đôi khi còn dai dẳng hơn tử biệt. (The pain of separation in life can sometimes be more lingering than that of parting by death.)
  • Chiến tranh gây ra cảnh sinh ly cho hàng vạn gia đình. (War causes scenes of separation in life for tens of thousands of families.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts to evoke deep emotion. It is frequently paired with "tử biệt" (separation by death) to form the classical idiom "sinh ly tử biệt", which encompasses all profound human partings.
  • Tác phẩm khắc họa những cuộc sinh ly tử biệt trong thời loạn. (The work depicts partings in life and by death during times of turmoil.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sinh ly tử biệt (idiom): Parting in life and separation by death; the ultimate expression of grievous separation.
  • Họ đã trải qua nỗi đau sinh ly tử biệt. (They have endured the pain of parting in life and by death.)

Synonyms

• Parting: The act of leaving or being separated from someone.
• Separation: The state of being moved apart.
• Estrangement (in some contexts): A state of emotional alienation.

Related Idioms

• Sinh ly tử biệt: As above, the most common and fixed phrase containing "sinh ly". It is a set idiom describing the most tragic separations in human existence.
  • Câu chuyện là một bi kịch của sinh ly tử biệt. (The story is a tragedy of partings in life and by death.)