xa lìa
Definition
- Verb:
- To be separated from; to part from: Describes the state of being physically or emotionally distanced from someone or something to which one was once closely connected, often implying a permanent or long-term break.
- To be severed from; to be cut off from: Connotes a forceful or painful detachment from a person, place, or state of being.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Họ đã xa lìa nhau sau nhiều năm hôn nhân. (They parted from each other after many years of marriage.)
- Cậu bé cảm thấy xa lìa khỏi quê hương. (The boy felt severed from his homeland.)
- Tâm hồn cô ấy dường như đã xa lìa thực tại. (Her soul seemed to be cut off from reality.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a literary, emotional, or solemn tone, used to describe profound separation, such as in death, divorce, or irreversible loss.
- Những kỷ niệm xa lìa theo năm tháng. (The memories drifted away with the passing years.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ly biệt (v): to part, to bid farewell (often used in poetic or formal contexts for separation).
- Xa cách (v): to be apart, to be distant (can be temporary or less emotionally final than "xa lìa").
Synonyms
- To part from: To leave or be separated from someone.
- To be severed from: To be cut off or disconnected, often abruptly.
- To be estranged from: To be alienated, especially in feelings.
Related Idioms
- Xa lìa cõi đời / Xa lìa trần thế: To pass away; to depart from this world.
- Cụ ông ấy đã xa lìa cõi đời trong giấc ngủ. (The old man departed from this world in his sleep.)