tình si
Definition
- Noun:
- Mad love / Fervent passion: An intense, all-consuming, and often irrational romantic love or infatuation. It implies a love so deep it borders on obsession or folly.
- Blind devotion: A state of being utterly and uncritically devoted to a person or an ideal, often to the point of self-neglect.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy dành cho cô một mối tình si. (He has a mad love for her.)
- Tình si đôi khi khiến người ta mù quáng. (Fervent passion sometimes blinds people.)
- Câu chuyện kể về một mối tình si vượt thời gian. (The story tells of a timeless, passionate love.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a poetic, literary, or slightly tragic connotation, suggesting a love that is beautiful in its intensity but potentially destructive or unrequited.
- It can be used to describe not just romantic love, but also an intense, single-minded passion for an art form, a cause, or a belief.
Variants and Related Words
- Si tình (adj/n): To be passionately in love; a person who is passionately in love.
- Chàng trai si tình ấy viết thư mỗi ngày. (That lovestruck young man writes letters every day.)
Synonyms
- Passionate love: Intense emotional and romantic attachment.
- Infatuation: An intense but short-lived passion or admiration.
- Obsessive love: Love characterized by excessive preoccupation and possessiveness.
Related Idioms
- While "tình si" itself is often used as a standalone poetic term, it is central to the concept of:
- Mù quáng vì tình si: To be blinded by passionate love.
- Cô ấy mù quáng vì tình si nên không nhìn thấy khuyết điểm của anh ta. (She is blinded by passionate love and cannot see his flaws.)