Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dark, deep black, blackish: Describes a color that is a very dark shade, often close to black but not purely black.
   • Bruised, discolored: Refers to skin that has a dark, bruised appearance, typically from an injury or fatigue.
   • Profound, deep: Describes feelings, sentiments, or things that are intense, deeply felt, or have great depth.
   • Secretive, cunning, insidious: Describes a person, character, or intention that is hidden, subtle, and often sly or malicious.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Color):
  • Vải thâm. (Dark/blackish fabric.)
  • Bầu trời có màu xanh thâm. (The sky has a deep blue color.)
• Adjective (Bruised):
  • Mắt cô ấy thâm quầng vì thiếu ngủ. (Her eyes are dark-circled from lack of sleep.)
  • Vết thương đã bắt đầu thâm tím. (The wound has begun to bruise.)
• Adjective (Profound):
  • Tình cảm thâm sâu. (Profound feelings.)
• Adjective (Cunning):
  • Anh ta là một người rất thâm. (He is a very cunning/insidious person.)

Advanced Usage

• "thâm căn cố đế": deep-rooted, ingrained, inveterate.
  • Thói quen thâm căn cố đế rất khó bỏ. (A deep-rooted habit is very hard to break.)
• "thâm sơn cùng cốc": deep in the remote mountains; a very secluded place.
  • Họ sống ở nơi thâm sơn cùng cốc. (They live deep in the remote mountains.)
• "thâm hiểm": sinister, treacherous, malicious.
  • Âm mưu thâm hiểm. (A sinister plot.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thâm tím (adj): bruised, black and blue.
  • Cánh tay bị thâm tím sau cú ngã. (The arm was bruised after the fall.)
• Thâm thù (n/v): deep-seated hatred, to bear a deep grudge.
  • Mối thâm thù khó hóa giải. (A deep-seated hatred is hard to resolve.)
• Thâm trầm (adj): deep and calm, profound and quiet.
  • Tính cách thâm trầm. (A deep and calm personality.)

Synonyms

• Dark, blackish: for color.
• Bruised, discolored: for skin.
• Profound, deep: for feelings.
• Cunning, insidious, sly: for character.

Related Idioms

• "Thâm như cái hang cua": (As deep as a crab's hole); used to describe someone who is very secretive and inscrutable.
• "Lòng thâm như bể": (Feelings as deep as the ocean); expressing profound, boundless emotions.

adj

1. dark deep black, blackish