hiền lành
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Good-natured, gentle, mild-mannered: Describes a person with a kind, gentle, and peaceful temperament. It implies a lack of aggression, malice, or harshness.
- Docile, tame: Can describe an animal that is not wild or aggressive.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy là một người rất hiền lành. (She is a very good-natured person.)
- Con chó này hiền lành lắm, không cắn đâu. (This dog is very gentle; it won't bite.)
- Tính anh ấy hiền lành nên ai cũng quý. (Because he has a mild-mannered personality, everyone likes him.)
Advanced Usage
- "hiền lành, chất phác": Often used together to describe someone who is both gentle and simple, honest, or unpretentious.
- Bác nông dân ấy hiền lành và chất phác. (That farmer is good-natured and simple-hearted.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hiền (adj): Gentle, kind, virtuous. A slightly more formal or literary synonym, often used in compounds (e.g., hiền thê - virtuous wife). "Hiền lành" is more colloquial and emphasizes inherent, peaceful nature.
- Hiền hòa (adj): Gentle and peaceful, often describing demeanor or atmosphere.
- Giọng nói hiền hòa (A gentle voice)
- Hiền từ (adj): Kind and benevolent, often with a connotation of paternal/maternal or saintly kindness.
- Ánh mắt hiền từ (A benevolent gaze)
Synonyms
- Hiền (adj): gentle, kind.
- Dịu dàng (adj): soft, gentle (often describing manner or voice).
- Hiền hậu (adj): kind and gracious.
Antonyms
- Dữ tợn (adj): fierce, ferocious.
- Hỗn hào (adj): rude, insolent.
- Nóng nảy (adj): hot-tempered, quick-tempered.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Hiền như đất": (As gentle as earth) An idiom meaning extremely gentle, patient, and tolerant.
- Bà ấy hiền như đất, chẳng bao giờ to tiếng. (She is as gentle as earth, never raising her voice.)
- "Hiền lành từ trong trứng": (Gentle from inside the egg) An idiom meaning to be inherently, innately gentle by nature.
- Good-natured
- Con người rất hiền lành, không bao giờ làm hại aiA good-natured person who would harm anyone