tơ tưởng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To long for, to yearn for: "tơ tưởng" describes the act of constantly thinking about someone or something with a deep, silent, and often melancholic desire or hope.
- To daydream, to muse: It also refers to the act of indulging in idle, wistful thoughts or fantasies, often about something unattainable or distant.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy cứ tơ tưởng về người yêu cũ. (She keeps longing for her old lover.)
- Anh ta ngồi tơ tưởng đến những chuyến phiêu lưu. (He sits there daydreaming about adventures.)
- Đừng tơ tưởng đến những điều viển vông. (Don't daydream about unrealistic things.)
Advanced Usage
- "tơ tưởng đến ai/điều gì": to long for someone/something, to daydream about someone/something.
- Suốt ngày anh ấy chỉ tơ tưởng đến cô ấy. (All day, he just longs for her.)
- Often implies a gentle, persistent, and somewhat sorrowful longing, not a forceful desire. It is commonly used in poetic or emotional contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Mơ tưởng (verb): to dream of, to fantasize about (similar in meaning but can imply a stronger element of fantasy or illusion).
- Nhớ thương (verb): to miss and love (focuses more on missing a person with affection).
- Ao ước (verb): to wish, to desire (a more general term for wishing).
Synonyms
- Thương nhớ: to miss dearly.
- Mong mỏi: to eagerly await, to hope for.
- Mộng mơ: to dream, to be in a dreamy state.
Related Idioms
- Tơ tưởng vẩn vơ: To have wandering, idle daydreams.
- Cậu đừng tơ tưởng vẩn vơ nữa, hãy tập trung vào công việc. (Stop your idle daydreaming and focus on your work.)