Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Utterly just; completely impartial: Describes a state or action characterized by the highest degree of fairness, without any bias or favoritism.
   • Supremely fair: Often used in formal or elevated contexts to describe an ideal of perfect justice.

2. Compound Phrase:

   • Chí công vô tư: Public-spirited and selfless; acting solely for the common good without personal interest.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Vị quan ấy nổi tiếng là người chí công. (That official is famous for being utterly just.)
  • Một quyết định chí công. (A supremely fair decision.)
• Compound Phrase (Chí công vô tư):
  • Anh ấy làm việc với tinh thần chí công vô tư. (He works with a public-spirited and selfless attitude.)
  • Cần phải đem lòng chí công vô tư mà đối với mọi người. (One must show public spirit and selflessness in dealing with everyone.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đấng chí công": A reverential term meaning "The Utterly Just One," often used to refer to God or Heaven as the ultimate arbiter of justice.
  • Hãy tin vào sự phán xét của đấng chí công. (Believe in the judgment of the Utterly Just One.)

Variants and Related Words

• Công bằng (adj): Fair, just, equitable. (A more common, general term for fairness).
• Vô tư (adj): Selfless, impartial, without personal concern. (Often paired with ).
• Khách quan (adj): Objective.

Synonyms

• Impartial: Treating all rivals or disputants equally.
• Equitable: Characterized by fairness.
• Unbiased: Showing no prejudice for or against something.

Related Idioms

• Chí công vô tư: This phrase itself functions as a fixed idiom meaning to be devoted to public service without any selfish motives.
  • Lãnh đạo phải có tấm lòng chí công vô tư. (Leaders must have a public-spirited and selfless heart.)

1. Very just
   • Đấng chí công
     Very Just, God
   • Chí công vô tư
     public-spirited and selfless
   • đem lòng chí công vô tư mà đối với người, đối với việc
     to show public spirit and selflessness in one's dealing with other people and in one's work