hưởng lạc
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Definition
Adjective (Hedonistic):
- Describes a person, lifestyle, or philosophy that prioritizes the pursuit of pleasure and sensual enjoyment as the highest good in life.
- Characterized by a focus on material comforts and physical delights.
Noun (Hedonism):
- The ethical theory or way of life that advocates pleasure and happiness as the primary or most important intrinsic good.
- Often implies a systematic pursuit of luxurious or sensual pleasures.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Anh ta có lối sống hưởng lạc, chỉ quan tâm đến tiệc tùng và du lịch. (He leads a hedonistic lifestyle, concerned only with parties and travel.)
- Triết lý hưởng lạc đó không phù hợp với văn hóa truyền thống. (That hedonistic philosophy is not compatible with traditional culture.)
Noun (often in the compound "chủ nghĩa hưởng lạc"):
- Chủ nghĩa hưởng lạc cực đoan có thể dẫn đến sự trống rỗng tinh thần. (Extreme hedonism can lead to spiritual emptiness.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a slightly negative or critical connotation in Vietnamese, suggesting excessive, self-indulgent, or materialistic pleasure-seeking, as opposed to more refined or intellectual pursuits.
- It is frequently used in social or philosophical commentary to critique a perceived moral decline or materialistic attitude in society.
Variants and Related Words
Chủ nghĩa hưởng lạc (n): Hedonism (the formal doctrine or "ism").
- Bài báo phân tích ảnh hưởng của chủ nghĩa hưởng lạc trong xã hội hiện đại. (The article analyzes the influence of hedonism in modern society.)
Tư tưởng hưởng lạc (n): Hedonistic thought/tendency.
- Tư tưởng hưởng lạc đang len lỏi vào giới trẻ. (Hedonistic thought is creeping into the youth.)
Synonyms
- Pleasure-seeking: Actively looking for enjoyment.
- Self-indulgent: Allowing oneself to enjoy pleasures freely, often to excess.
- Sybaritic (literary): Fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure.
- Epicurean: (Can be similar but often implies a more refined taste in pleasure, especially in food and drink).
Related Idioms
- Sống gấp, hưởng thụ: To live fast and enjoy (the moment). This phrase captures the impulsive, pleasure-focused aspect of a attitude.
- Giới trẻ thành thị có xu hướng sống gấp, hưởng thụ. (Urban youth tend to live fast and enjoy life.)
- Hedonistic
- Tư Tưởng hưởng lạcA hedonistic tendency.
- (Chủ nghĩa hưởng lạc) Hedonism