sùng ái
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Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To love as a favourite; to dote on: To have an intense, often excessive, affection for someone, treating them with special favour and partiality.
- To treat as a favourite: To bestow preferential treatment, privileges, or admiration upon a particular person above others.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua sùng ái một vị quan nhỏ. (The king doted on a minor official.)
- Bà ấy sùng ái đứa con út. (She treated her youngest child as the favourite.)
- Sự sùng ái của ông chủ dành cho nhân viên đó gây ra nhiều bất bình. (The boss's favouritism towards that employee caused much discontent.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is marked as archaic () and is primarily encountered in historical, literary, or formal contexts describing biased affection, often within families, courts, or hierarchies.
Variants and Related Words
- Sùng bái (v): to worship, to revere, to idolize. This word implies a level of devotion stronger than "sùng ái," often with a religious or fanatical connotation.
- Giới trẻ sùng bái thần tượng ca nhạc. (Young people idolize music stars.)
Synonyms
- Dote on: to be excessively fond of.
- Favour: to show preferential treatment towards.
- Idolize: to admire or love intensely, often to excess.
Related Concepts
- Thiên vị: to be biased or partial. While "sùng ái" involves affectionate bias, "thiên vị" is a broader term for any unfair preference.
- Cưng chiều: to pamper, to spoil. This is a more modern and colloquial term for indulgent affection.
- (từ cũ) Love as a favourite, treat as a favourite