tình sử
Definition
- Noun:
- A love story; a romantic history: A narrative, often detailed or biographical, that recounts the romantic experiences, relationships, or affairs of a person or couple. It often implies a series of past romantic events or a storied romantic past.
- A romantic chronicle: A recorded or recounted history focusing on love and romantic relationships, sometimes with a literary or historical connotation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cuốn tiểu thuyết khám phá tình sử phức tạp của nữ hoàng. (The novel explores the queen's complex love story.)
- Anh ấy không muốn ai biết về tình sử của mình. (He doesn't want anyone to know about his romantic history.)
- Bộ phim là một tình sử buồn thời chiến tranh. (The film is a sad romantic chronicle set during the war.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tình sử" can carry a slightly formal or literary tone, often used in contexts discussing historical figures, literary analysis, or significant personal narratives, rather than casual, everyday romances.
- It may imply a certain depth, complexity, or notoriety in the romantic past being described.
Variants and Related Words
- Chuyện tình (n): A love story; often simpler and more commonly used than "tình sử."
- Chuyện tình của họ thật lãng mạn. (Their love story is very romantic.)
- Lịch sử tình yêu (n phr): Love history; a more direct and modern phrasing.
- Quá khứ tình cảm (n phr): Romantic past; a more neutral or colloquial term.
Synonyms
- Romantic history
- Love story
- Romantic chronicle
- Amorous past
Related Idioms
- While "tình sử" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is the core concept in phrases like:
- Viết nên một trang tình sử: To write a page in (one's) love history; meaning to have a significant romantic experience.
- Chuyến du lịch ấy đã giúp họ viết nên một trang tình sử đẹp. (That trip helped them write a beautiful page in their love story.)