tâm phúc
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Very reliable, trusted, or intimate: Describes a person who is extremely close and trustworthy, to whom one can confide one's innermost thoughts and secrets. It implies a deep bond of loyalty and confidentiality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy là người bạn tâm phúc của tôi. (He is my most trusted friend.)
- Cô ấy cần một trợ lý tâm phúc. (She needs a very reliable assistant.)
- Họ là những cộng sự tâm phúc. (They are trusted associates.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe relationships of great confidence, such as between a ruler and their most loyal advisor, or between very close friends.
Variants and Related Words
- Bạn tâm phúc (n): a bosom friend, a confidant.
- Cô ấy là bạn tâm phúc duy nhất của tôi. (She is my only bosom friend.)
Synonyms
- Trusted: regarded as reliable or truthful.
- Confidential: intended to be kept secret.
- Intimate: very close and familiar.
Related Idioms
- While "tâm phúc" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, the concept is central to phrases describing deep trust.
- Tin như tâm phúc: to trust someone implicitly, as one would a confidant.