Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lyrical: Expressing deep personal emotion or observations in a beautiful, poetic, and song-like manner. It often describes artistic works that focus on the inner feelings of the individual.
   • Lyric: Pertaining to or characteristic of poetry that expresses the poet's personal emotions, originally meant to be sung. It describes a quality of being emotional, romantic, or reflective.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thơ của ông ấy rất trữ tình. (His poetry is very lyrical.)
  • Bản nhạc có giai điệu trữ tình. (The song has a lyrical melody.)
  • Cô ấy thích những bộ phim mang tính chất trữ tình. (She likes films with a lyric quality.)

Advanced Usage

• "chất trữ tình": lyricism; the lyrical quality or character of a work.

  • Chất trữ tình trong tranh của anh ấy rất rõ nét. (The lyricism in his paintings is very distinct.)

• "trữ tình hóa": to lyricize; to give something a lyrical character.

  • Nhà văn đã trữ tình hóa cảnh sắc làng quê. (The writer lyricized the rural landscape.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhạc trữ tình (n): lyrical music; a genre of music, often ballads, characterized by emotional and romantic themes.

  • Cô ấy là ca sĩ nổi tiếng dòng nhạc trữ tình. (She is a famous singer in the lyrical music genre.)

• Thơ trữ tình (n): lyric poetry; poetry that expresses personal and emotional feelings.

  • Thơ trữ tình thường tập trung vào cảm xúc cá nhân. (Lyric poetry often focuses on personal emotions.)

Synonyms

• Poetic: having the qualities of poetry.
• Emotional: expressing strong feelings.
• Romantic: concerned with the excitement and mystery of love or idealized subjects.

Related Idioms

• Giọng trữ tình: a lyrical voice or tone; used to describe speaking or singing that is full of tender emotion.
  • Anh ấy kể câu chuyện bằng một giọng trữ tình. (He told the story in a lyrical tone.)

adj

1. lyrical, lyric