sầu bi
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Sad; sorrowful; melancholy: Describes a deep, profound, or poignant state of sadness, often with a poetic or literary nuance. It conveys a sense of mournful grief or pensive sorrow.
- Pitiful; lamentable: Can describe a situation or condition that evokes pity or compassionate sadness due to its unfortunate nature.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Câu chuyện sầu bi. (A sorrowful story.)
- Giai điệu sầu bi. (A melancholy melody.)
- Tình trạng sầu bi của những người tị nạn. (The pitiful condition of the refugees.)
Advanced Usage
- Literary and poetic tone: "Sầu bi" is used more in literary, poetic, or formal contexts than in everyday conversation to express deep emotional weight.
- Trong thơ của ông ấy luôn ánh lên một nỗi sầu bi man mác. (His poetry always reflects a vague, profound sorrow.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sầu (adj): Sad, sorrowful, often used in compound words. Less intense than "sầu bi".
- Sầu muộn: sadness and worry.
- Bi thương (adj): Tragic, sorrowful, emphasizing a grievous or disastrous cause of sadness.
- Một vụ tai nạn bi thương. (A tragic accident.)
Synonyms
- Melancholy: A deep, long-lasting, and often gentle sadness.
- Sorrowful: Full of or feeling sorrow.
- Mournful: Expressing sorrow, often for a loss.
- Lamentable: Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory; regrettable, pitiable.
Related Idioms
- Sầu bi ai oán: An intensified phrase meaning "full of grievous sorrow and lamentation".
- Khúc ca sầu bi ai oán. (A song full of grievous lamentation.)
- Sad
- Câu chuyện sầu biA sad story