thiết cốt

Tình nghĩa thiết cốt được thể hiện qua sự quan tâm lẫn nhau.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Intimate; very close; bone-deep: Describes a relationship, bond, or feeling that is extremely profound, deep-seated, and essential, as if fused to the bone. It implies an inseparable and fundamental connection.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Họ có tình bạn thiết cốt. (They share a bone-deep friendship.)
  • Lòng biết ơn đó là thiết cốt, không thể nào quên. (That gratitude is profound and cannot be forgotten.)
  • Mối quan hệ thiết cốt giữa hai dân tộc. (The intimate relationship between the two peoples.)

Advanced Usage

• Used primarily in formal, literary, or elevated contexts to describe abstract bonds (friendship, gratitude, loyalty) rather than physical proximity.

Variants and Related Words

• Thân thiết (adj): close, intimate (less intense than "thiết cốt").
• Gắn bó (v/adj): to be attached, to be closely connected.

Synonyms

• Profound: very deep or intense.
• Inseparable: unable to be separated.
• Deep-seated: firmly established.

Related Idioms

• Tình nghĩa thiết cốt: deep, inseparable affection and obligation.
  • Họ sống với nhau bằng tình nghĩa thiết cốt. (They live together bound by deep-seated affection and loyalty.)