ôm chằm
Definition
- Verb:
- To hug tightly / to clasp tightly: To embrace someone or something firmly and closely with both arms, often conveying strong emotion such as affection, relief, or desperation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô bé ôm chằm lấy mẹ sau một ngày dài. (The little girl hugged her mother tightly after a long day.)
- Anh ấy ôm chằm chiếc vali, sợ bị mất. (He clasped the suitcase tightly, afraid of losing it.)
- Họ ôm chằm lấy nhau trong niềm vui đoàn tụ. (They hugged each other tightly in the joy of reunion.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can imply an embrace that is not only physically tight but also emotionally intense or prolonged, often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Ôm chầm: An alternate spelling with the same meaning and pronunciation.
- Ôm: (v) to hug, to embrace. A more general term without the connotation of tightness.
- Cô ấy ôm bạn để an ủi. (She hugged her friend to console her.)
- Siết chặt: (v) to squeeze tightly. Can describe a hug but also other actions like gripping.
- Người lính siết chặt tay đồng đội. (The soldier squeezed his comrade's hand tightly.)
Synonyms
- To embrace tightly: To hold someone closely in one's arms.
- To clasp: To hold something or someone firmly.
- To squeeze: To press firmly, especially in an embrace.
Related Idioms
- While "ôm chằm" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it vividly describes the action within narrative contexts, such as "ôm chằm lấy hy vọng" (to cling tightly to hope) in a figurative sense.