hiền đức
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Gentle and virtuous: Describes a person, typically a woman, who possesses a kind, mild, and morally upright character, combining inner goodness with a gentle disposition.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bà ấy là một người phụ nữ hiền đức. (She is a gentle and virtuous woman.)
- Người mẹ hiền đức ấy luôn được mọi người kính trọng. (That gentle and virtuous mother is always respected by everyone.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is often used in formal, literary, or traditional contexts to praise the moral character and temperament of a person, especially within the family or community.
- Tấm lòng hiền đức của bà là tấm gương cho con cháu. (Her gentle and virtuous heart is an example for her descendants.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hiền lành (adj): Kind, gentle, good-natured (a more common, general term for a mild and kind temperament).
- Đức hạnh (n): Virtue, moral integrity (focuses more on moral conduct).
- Hiền thục (adj): Gentle and virtuous (a near-synonym, also often used for women).
Synonyms
- Nhân hậu đức độ: Kind-hearted and virtuous.
- Hiền từ đức hạnh: Gentle and virtuous.
Related Idioms
- Hiền như bụt: As gentle as a Buddha; meaning extremely gentle and kind.
- Bà cụ hiền như bụt, chẳng bao giờ to tiếng với ai. (The old lady is as gentle as a Buddha; she never raises her voice at anyone.)
- Đức cao vọng trọng: Of high virtue and great prestige (used for highly respected elders, not gender-specific).
- Vị lão thành ấy đức cao vọng trọng, ai cũng nể phục. (That elder is of high virtue and great prestige; everyone admires him.)
- Gentleness and virtue (thường nói về người phụ nữ)
- Bà cụ trông rõ thật ra người hiền đứcThe old lady looked gentle and virtuous indeed