tri tâm
Definition
- Noun:
- Kindred spirit / bosom friend: A person who understands your innermost thoughts, feelings, and character profoundly and intimately. This term implies a deep, mutual understanding and a close, trusting bond.
- Confidant(e): Someone with whom you can share your most private thoughts and secrets, knowing they will be understood and kept safe.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tìm được một người tri tâm trong đời là điều quý giá. (Finding a kindred spirit in life is a precious thing.)
- Cô ấy không chỉ là bạn, mà còn là tri tâm của tôi. (She is not just a friend, but also my confidante.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is literary and carries a poetic, profound connotation. It is often used to describe an ideal, deeply connected friendship that transcends ordinary social relationships.
- It can be used in formal writing or eloquent speech to express the highest form of platonic understanding.
Variants and Related Words
- Bạn tri kỷ (n): A synonymous term for a close, understanding friend or soulmate.
- Họ là bạn tri kỷ từ thuở nhỏ. (They have been bosom friends since childhood.)
Synonyms
- Soulmate: A person ideally suited to another.
- Confidant: A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter.
- Bosom friend: A very close friend.
Related Idioms
- Tri âm tri kỷ: An idiom combining "tri âm" (one who understands your music/voice) and "tri kỷ" (close friend), meaning a deeply understanding and sympathetic friend.
- Đời người mong có được tri âm tri kỷ. (In life, one hopes to find a true and understanding friend.)