cam lòng
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Definition
Adjective:
- To be content / to be resigned: To accept a situation, often one that is less than ideal or involves personal sacrifice, with a sense of quiet acceptance or inner peace, without further complaint or resistance.
Verb phrase (used as a predicate adjective):
- To content oneself with: To make oneself accept something, typically by suppressing desires for something better or by acknowledging necessity.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tôi cam lòng chấp nhận kết quả này. (I am content to accept this result.)
- Bà mẹ cam lòng nhịn ăn để con có đủ no. (The mother resignedly went hungry so her child could be full.)
- Họ không cam lòng để kẻ gian thoát tội. (They are not content to let the villain escape punishment.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to express a deep, often stoic acceptance that comes from moral conviction, love, or a sense of duty, rather than mere satisfaction.
- Anh ấy cam lòng hy sinh vì tổ quốc. (He was content to sacrifice himself for the fatherland.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cam tâm (adj): Similar to "cam lòng," but can carry a stronger nuance of being resigned to a negative or shameful action. Often used in the negative form "không cam tâm" (to not be resigned to, to not accept).
- Nó không cam tâm thua cuộc. (He is not resigned to losing.)
Synonyms
- Resigned: Having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot change.
- Content: In a state of peaceful happiness or satisfied acceptance.
- Reconciled: No longer opposed to an idea or situation.
Related Idioms
Cam lòng chịu thiệt: To be content to accept a loss or disadvantage.
- Vì lợi ích chung, tôi cam lòng chịu thiệt. (For the common good, I am content to accept the disadvantage.)
Cam lòng nhận lỗi: To be content/willing to admit fault.
- Cậu ấy đã cam lòng nhận lỗi về mình. (He was content to take the blame upon himself.)
- To content oneself with