Definition

1. Verb:
   • To yield, to give in, to relent: To change one's mind or decision, often under the influence of persuasion, emotion, or pressure, and agree to something one initially resisted.
   • To be moved, to be swayed (emotionally): To have one's heart or feelings softened, typically by romantic advances, sentimental appeals, or earnest requests.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nghe lời cầu xin tha thiết của con, cuối cùng bà mẹ đã xiêu lòng. (Hearing her child's earnest plea, the mother finally relented.)
  • Trước sự chân thành của anh ấy, cô ấy không thể không xiêu lòng. (Faced with his sincerity, she couldn't help but be swayed.)
  • Đừng dễ dàng xiêu lòng trước những lời đường mật. (Don't easily give in to sweet talk.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm xiêu lòng": To cause someone to yield or be swayed; to win someone over.
  • Bài hát đó có sức làm xiêu lòng bất cứ trái tim nào. (That song has the power to sway any heart.)
• "Khiến/Cho xiêu lòng": To make someone yield or be moved.
  • Vẻ đẹp dịu dàng của cô ấy khiến nhiều chàng trai xiêu lòng. (Her gentle beauty makes many young men succumb.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xiêu (verb): To tilt, to lean, to be inclined. This is the root word, with "lòng" (heart, feelings) forming the compound meaning "for the heart to lean/incline."
• Mềm lòng (verb): To soften one's heart. A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "xiêu lòng," though "mềm lòng" can imply a softer, more compassionate yielding.
• Nhượng bộ (verb): To concede, to make a concession. This is a more formal and general term for yielding, not specifically tied to emotional persuasion.

Synonyms

• Nhượng bộ: To concede, to give way.
• Đồng ý: To agree (after initial refusal).
• Cảm động: To be moved/touched (emotionally). This focuses more on the feeling than the act of yielding.
• Mủi lòng: To be touched/softened (with pity or compassion).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a compound verb, "xiêu lòng" itself functions as a phrasal unit. Related constructions involve causative verbs. - Làm cho xiêu lòng: To cause to yield/be swayed. - Lời hứa của anh ta đã làm cho cô xiêu lòng. (His promise caused her to yield.)

Related Idioms

• "Sắt đá cũng phải xiêu lòng": Even iron and stone would be moved/swayed. This idiom emphasizes that something is so powerful or touching that it could move even the hardest heart.
  • Câu chuyện cảm động ấy, sắt đá cũng phải xiêu lòng. (That touching story could move even the hardest heart.)

verb

1. yield