Definition

1. Noun:
   • An unbreakable, steadfast bond in an emotional relationship (typically marital love): "đá vàng" refers to a sentiment or bond that is as enduring and precious as gold and stone, symbolizing absolute fidelity and constancy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tình nghĩa đá vàng. (An indefectible/unshakeable affection.)
  • Lời thề đá vàng. (A steadfast vow [as solid as gold and stone].)
  • Họ sống với nhau với tình cảm đá vàng. (They live together with an unshakeable bond.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in a figurative and poetic sense to describe the ideal, permanent quality of deep emotional bonds, especially in the context of love, marriage, or profound friendship. It functions as a metaphor.

Variants and Related Words

• Chung thủy (adj): Faithful, loyal.
  • Một người bạn chung thủy. (A loyal friend.)
• Bền vững (adj): Durable, lasting, stable.
  • Mối quan hệ bền vững. (A lasting relationship.)
• Son sắt (adj): (Literally: as red as vermilion, as hard as iron) Steadfast, unwavering.
  • Tấm lòng son sắt. (A steadfast heart.)

Synonyms

• Bất diệt: Immortal, imperishable.
• Vĩnh cửu: Eternal, everlasting.
• Kiên định: Firm, resolute.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Đồng cam cộng khổ: To share both sweetness and bitterness; to stick together through thick and thin. This idiom describes action, while "đá vàng" describes the quality of the bond itself.
• Trọn đời trọn kiếp: For a whole lifetime and beyond; forever. This emphasizes duration, similar to the permanence implied by "đá vàng".

Notes on Meaning

• The term is a compound noun formed from "đá" (stone/rock) and "vàng" (gold), two materials traditionally symbolizing durability and high value. It does not refer to a literal "gold stone" or "gold ore". Its meaning is purely abstract and laudatory, describing an ideal state of emotional commitment.

1. indefectible; unshakeable
   • tình nghĩa đá vàng
     an indefectible affection