xót dạ
Definition
- Verb:
- To feel a pang of distress, to be pained at heart: "xót dạ" describes the feeling of acute emotional pain, sorrow, or sympathy for someone else's suffering, often felt deeply in one's heart or gut. It implies a sense of helpless compassion.
Usage
- Verb:
- Nghe tin ấy, tôi thật sự xót dạ. (Hearing that news, I truly felt a pang of distress.)
- Bà cụ xót dạ khi nhìn thấy đứa trẻ đói khát. (The old woman's heart ached when she saw the hungry child.)
Advanced Usage
- "xót dạ xót ruột": An intensified idiom meaning to be extremely worried and pained.
- Con đi xa, mẹ ở nhà xót dạ xót ruột. (The child is far away, the mother at home is deeply worried and pained.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xót xa (adj/verb): To feel sorrowful, painful (often used for emotional pain).
- Câu chuyện của cô ấy khiến tôi thấy xót xa. (Her story made me feel sorrowful.)
- Đau lòng (verb): To be heartbroken, to feel pain in one's heart.
- Cảnh tượng đó thật đau lòng. (That scene was heartbreaking.)
Synonyms
- Thương cảm: To sympathize, to feel compassion.
- Ái ngại: To feel concerned and sorry for.
Related Idioms
- Xót dạ xót lòng: Synonymous with "xót dạ xót ruột," meaning to be deeply pained and anxious.
- Chờ tin con, bà xót dạ xót lòng. (Waiting for news of her child, she was deeply pained and anxious.)
verb
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to suffer
