sâu thẳm
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Very profound, very deep: Describes something of extreme depth, either physical (like an abyss) or abstract (like emotions or thoughts), suggesting a limit that is difficult to perceive or fathom.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đôi mắt cô ấy chứa đựng một nỗi buồn sâu thẳm. (Her eyes held a very profound sadness.)
- Hang động này sâu thẳm và bí ẩn. (This cave is very deep and mysterious.)
- Anh ấy có một tình yêu sâu thẳm dành cho quê hương. (He has a very deep love for his homeland.)
Advanced Usage
- Used primarily in literary, poetic, or descriptive contexts to intensify the concept of depth.
- Often pairs with abstract nouns related to the human psyche (e.g., feelings, thoughts, soul) or with natural features to evoke a sense of immense, often unfathomable, scale.
Variants and Related Words
- Sâu (adj): deep. This is the root adjective. is an intensified form.
- Giếng nước rất sâu. (The well is very deep.)
- Thăm thẳm (adj): immensely deep, bottomless. A close synonym with a similar poetic tone.
- Bầu trời đêm thăm thẳm. (The night sky is immensely deep.)
Synonyms
- Profound: having deep insight or meaning.
- Abyssal: of or like an abyss; very deep (more technical/literary).
- Bottomless: seeming to have no bottom.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Sâu thẳm trong lòng: deep within one's heart/soul.
- Mong ước sâu thẳm trong lòng anh là được trở về. (His deepest wish within his heart is to return.)
- Vực sâu thẳm: a deep chasm/abyss.
- Con tàu biến mất trong vực sâu thẳm. (The ship vanished into the deep abyss.)
- Very profound, very deep