Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Doleful, plaintive, deeply sorrowful: Describes a state of profound sadness, melancholy, or a mournful quality expressed through appearance, sound, or atmosphere. It conveys a sense of poignant, heart-rending sorrow.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gương mặt anh ấy trông thật ảo não sau tin buồn. (His face looked utterly doleful after the sad news.)
  • Tiếng đàn bầu vang lên với một âm điệu ảo não. (The monochord rang out with a plaintive melody.)
  • Không khí trong căn phòng trở nên ảo não khi mọi người nhớ về quá khứ. (The atmosphere in the room became deeply sorrowful as people remembered the past.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary and poetic tone: "Ảo não" is primarily used in literary, poetic, or descriptive contexts to evoke a strong emotional response. It is less common in everyday casual speech.
  • Cảnh hoàng hôn nhuốm màu ảo não. (The sunset was tinged with a doleful hue.)

Variants and Related Words

• Áo não (adj): An older or variant spelling with the same meaning (profoundly sad, dolorous).
  • Văn chương ông ấy thường mang vẻ áo não. (His literature often carries a dolorous quality.)
• Buồn (adj): Sad. This is a more common, general term for sadness, while "ảo não" implies a deeper, more poignant, or aesthetic sorrow.
• Sầu não (adj): Melancholy, grievous. A close synonym often used in similar literary contexts.
• Bi ai (adj): Tragic, lamentable. Suggests a sorrow related to tragedy or misfortune.

Synonyms

• Doleful: Expressing sorrow; mournful.
• Plaintive: Sounding sad and mournful.
• Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness, often with no obvious cause.
• Lugubrious: Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
• Mournful: Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Lòng ảo não: A doleful heart; a state of profound sadness.
  • Mang theo nỗi lòng ảo não, cô bước đi. (Carrying a doleful heart, she walked away.)
• Câu chuyện ảo não: A plaintive/pathetic story.
  • Đó là một câu chuyện ảo não về tình yêu và sự mất mát. (That is a plaintive story about love and loss.)

adj

1. Doleful, pathetic, plaintive
   • gương mặt ảo não
     a doleful face
   • giọng nghe ảo não
     a voice sings plaintively