xót
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Definition
- Verb:
- To sting, to smart, to burn (physically): To feel a sharp, burning, or irritating sensation, often on the skin, in the eyes, or in a wound.
- To feel pity, compassion, or heartache (emotionally): To feel a deep sense of sorrow, sympathy, or pain for someone else's suffering or misfortune.
- To regret, to feel a pang of loss (often regarding resources): To feel sharp regret or distress, especially over a loss of money, effort, or possessions.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Physical sensation):
- Thuốc nhỏ mắt này làm xót quá. (This eye drops sting so much.)
- Vết thương xót khi bị nước muối vào. (The wound smarted when the salt water got in.)
- Verb (Emotional pity):
- Nhìn cảnh đó, ai cũng thấy xót. (Seeing that scene, everyone felt pity.)
- Bà xót cháu nên chiều chuộng. (The grandmother felt sorry for her grandchild, so she spoiled him.)
- Verb (Regret over loss):
- Ông ấy xót của nên không nỡ vứt. (He regretted the waste, so he couldn't bring himself to throw it away.)
- Xót công sức bỏ ra mà không có kết quả. (To feel a pang over the effort expended without results.)
Advanced Usage
- "xót xa": An intensified or more literary form, expressing profound sorrow, heartache, or poignant regret.
- Lòng mẹ xót xa khi con phải đi xa. (The mother's heart ached when her child had to go far away.)
- "của đau con xót": An idiom meaning "one feels pain for what one has labored to acquire," similar to "you only appreciate what you've worked hard for."
- Anh ấy giữ gìn chiếc xe rất cẩn thận, đúng là của đau con xót. (He takes very good care of his car; it's true that you cherish what you've toiled for.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xót xa (adj/verb): Aching, heartrending, to feel deep sorrow (intensified form of ).
- Xon xót (adj/verb): A milder, tingling or smarting sensation, often physical.
- Da mặt xon xót sau khi rửa. (My face tingles after washing.)
- Thương xót (verb): To pity, to have compassion for (combines - to love/feel for - and ).
Synonyms
- (Physical): Sting, smart, burn, irritate.
- (Emotional): Pity, feel for, sympathize, ache for.
- (Regret): Regret, rue, begrudge.
Related Idioms
- "Xót ruột" / "Xót lòng": To feel a pang in one's guts/heart; to be deeply distressed or anxious.
- Nghe tin con ốm, mẹ xót ruột. (Hearing her child was sick, the mother was deeply distressed.)
- "Xót của": To regret the loss or waste of money/possessions.
- Bỏ đi món đồ còn dùng được thì xót của. (Throwing away a still-usable item is a waste.)