Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Painful and sorrowful: Describes a state or feeling involving both physical or emotional pain and deep sadness, often resulting from loss or injury.
   • Grievous / Bitter: Characterizes an event or memory that causes profound sorrow and suffering.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiến tranh để lại nhiều ký ức thương đau. (The war left many painful and sorrowful memories.)
  • Câu chuyện của cô ấy thật sự thương đau. (Her story is truly grievous.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts to convey deep emotional or physical suffering, often with a sense of lingering hurt.

Variants and Related Words

• Đau thương (adj): This is a more common variant with the same meaning (sorrowful, painful). The words are often used interchangeably.
  • Một sự mất mát đau thương. (A sorrowful loss.)

Synonyms

• Sorrowful: Full of or feeling sadness.
• Painful: Causing physical or emotional pain.
• Grievous: Causing great suffering or sorrow.

Related Idioms

• Thương đau xót xa: An intensified phrase meaning "deeply pained and sorrowful."
  • Tin đó khiến mọi người thương đau xót xa. (That news caused people deep sorrow and pain.)