Definition

1. Noun:
   • Intention, underlying sentiment: The private feelings, thoughts, or intentions a person holds within, which are not openly expressed and may be unknown to others.
   • Hidden affection, unspoken romantic feeling: A feeling of romantic love or attraction that is kept secret or has not yet been confessed.
   • Sentiment, essence (in art/literature): The core feeling, thought, or artistic idea conveyed within a work of art or literature.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Intention):
  • Tôi không rõ tình ý của anh ta khi nói câu đó là gì. (I am unsure of his intention when he said that.)
  • Hãy thử dò xem tình ý của đối phương. (Try to sound out the other party's underlying sentiment.)
• Noun (Hidden affection):
  • Hai người họ đã có tình ý với nhau từ hồi còn đi học. (The two of them have had feelings for each other since their school days.)
• Noun (Artistic sentiment):
  • Bài thơ chứa đựng một tình ý sâu sắc về tình mẫu tử. (The poem contains a profound sentiment about maternal love.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in contexts involving subtlety, secrecy, or something not directly stated. It implies a meaning that must be inferred or discovered.
• "Dò tình ý": to sound someone out, to probe for someone's true intentions or feelings.
  • Cô ấy đang cố dò tình ý của anh chàng mới quen. (She is trying to sound out the feelings of the guy she just met.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ý định (n): intention, plan (more direct and concrete than ).
• Tình cảm (n): emotion, feeling (broader and more general).
• Ái tình (n): romantic love (more formal/literary).

Synonyms

• Intention: aim, purpose.
• Sentiment: feeling, emotion.
• Hidden affection: unspoken love, secret admiration.

Related Idioms

• Có tình ý với ai: to have feelings for someone, to be romantically interested in someone.
  • Nó có tình ý với cô bạn cùng lớp. (He has feelings for his classmate.)

noun

1. intention