đoạn tình
Definition
- Noun (Literary):
- The end of a romantic relationship; a breakup: Refers specifically to the termination of a love affair or romantic bond. This is the core and most common meaning.
- A severed love; a broken romance: Describes the state or the affair itself that has been cut off or concluded.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau đoạn tình ấy, cô sống cô độc. (After that breakup, she lived alone.)
- Anh viết một bài thơ về đoạn tình buồn của mình. (He wrote a poem about his sad, ended romance.)
- Họ quyết định đoạn tình vì không thể hòa hợp. (They decided to end their love because they could not get along.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "đoạn tình" is considered literary and somewhat formal or poetic. It is not typically used in casual, everyday conversation about breakups. In modern spoken Vietnamese, phrases like "chia tay" (to break up) are far more common.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe the end of a deep, non-romantic passion or attachment, such as to a career or dream, though this is less frequent.
Variants and Related Words
- Đoạn tuyệt (v): to sever, to break off completely (used for relationships, ties).
- Hai gia đình đã đoạn tuyệt quan hệ. (The two families severed their relationship.)
- Chia tay (v): to break up, to separate (common, everyday term for ending a romantic relationship).
- Họ chia tay vào tháng trước. (They broke up last month.)
Synonyms
- Breakup: the end of a romantic relationship.
- Severed love: a love that has been cut off.
- Romantic rupture: a formal or literary term for the end of a love affair.
Related Idioms
- Đoạn tình tuyệt nghĩa: to cut off all feelings and obligations; to make a clean and absolute break, often implying heartlessness or finality.
- Anh ta đoạn tình tuyệt nghĩa, bỏ đi không một lời. (He cut off all ties and left without a word.)