tình tự
Definition
Noun:
- Sentiment / Emotional essence: The inherent feeling, mood, or emotional character of a situation, a place, or a period. It refers to the prevailing emotional quality or atmosphere.
- Sequence of emotions / Flow of feelings: The natural progression or order of emotions and thoughts, often within a narrative or personal reflection.
Verb (archaic/poetic):
- To exchange loving words / To whisper sweet nothings: To engage in intimate, romantic conversation; to court or converse amorously.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Bài thơ thể hiện tình tự dân tộc một cách sâu sắc. (The poem profoundly expresses the national sentiment.)
- Anh ấy kể lại câu chuyện với đầy đủ tình tự. (He recounted the story with its full emotional sequence.)
Verb:
- Đôi trai gái đang tình tự dưới ánh trăng. (The young couple are whispering sweet nothings under the moonlight.)
Advanced Usage
- "tình tự dân tộc": national sentiment; the collective feelings and consciousness of a people.
- Tác phẩm khơi dậy tình tự dân tộc. (The work stirs up national sentiment.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tự tình (v): to confide one's feelings; to express one's heart, often in a melancholic or lyrical context.
- Bài hát là lời tự tình của người lính. (The song is the soldier's heartfelt confession.)
Synonyms
- Sentiment: a view or attitude toward a situation.
- Emotional essence: the core feeling or mood.
- Woo (verb): to seek the affection of someone.
Related Idioms
- Đàm tình tự: to talk of love; to have a romantic conversation (a more formal or literary phrasing of the verb sense).
- Họ ngồi đàm tình tự cả buổi tối. (They sat talking of love all evening.)