tơ tình

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Amorous languor; the lingering feeling of love: A poetic and somewhat archaic term describing a state of tender, melancholic, or wistful affection; the sentimental and lingering threads of romantic feeling.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thơ ca trung đại thường diễn tả nỗi tơ tình của các chàng nho sinh. (Medieval poetry often describes the amorous languor of young scholars.)
  • Cô ấy ngồi thẫn thờ với mối tơ tình vừa chớm nở. (She sat absently with the newly sprouted threads of affection.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tơ tình" is primarily found in literary, poetic, or historical contexts. It is rarely used in modern everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tơ vương (adj/n): to be lingering, attached (often to a memory or feeling); a state of being sentimentally entangled.
  • Mối tình cũ vẫn còn tơ vương trong lòng anh. (The old love still lingers in his heart.)

Synonyms

• Sentimental attachment: A feeling of tender or nostalgic affection.
• Wistful love: Love characterized by melancholy longing.
• Lingering affection: Tender feelings that persist.

Related Idioms

• Vương tơ: to be entangled by threads (of feeling); to be caught up in sentimental attachment.
  • Trái tim chàng trai vương tơ từ cái nhìn đầu tiên. (The young man's heart was entangled from the first glance.)