tất giao
Definition
- Adjective (Literary/Archaic):
- Closely united; intimately connected: Describes a state of being tightly bound together, often in terms of relationships, alliances, or bonds that are deep and inseparable. It implies a profound and enduring connection.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hai nước đã trở thành đồng minh tất giao. (The two nations became closely united allies.)
- Mối quan hệ tất giao giữa họ được mọi người ngưỡng mộ. (Their intimately connected relationship was admired by everyone.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese texts and is rarely used in modern everyday conversation. It conveys a formal and poetic sense of unity.
Variants and Related Words
- Giao hảo (n): Amicable relations; friendship between states or groups.
- Hai nước duy trì mối giao hảo lâu dài. (The two countries maintain long-term amicable relations.)
Synonyms
- Thân thiết: close, intimate.
- Khăng khít: tightly knit, inseparable.
- Đoàn kết chặt chẽ: closely united.
Related Idioms
- Chung một dây tất giao: (Idiomatic, archaic) Literally "sharing one bond of close union"; meaning to be in the same boat or share a common, inseparable fate.