Definition

1. Verb:
   • To admonish lovingly: To give earnest, caring advice or counsel to someone, often with the intent to guide them toward better behavior or decisions. The action combines a sense of gentle reprimand with deep affection and concern.
   • To exhort earnestly: To urge someone strongly and sincerely, typically regarding a moral or practical course of action, emphasizing patience and heartfelt communication.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cha mẹ thường khuyên nhủ con cái phải chăm chỉ học hành. (Parents often admonish their children lovingly to study diligently.)
  • Cô giáo khuyên nhủ học sinh tránh xa các tệ nạn xã hội. (The teacher exhorted the students earnestly to stay away from social evils.)
  • Anh ấy khuyên nhủ tôi nên suy nghĩ kỹ trước khi quyết định. (He admonished me lovingly to think carefully before deciding.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contexts involving a hierarchical or intimate relationship (e.g., parent-child, teacher-student, between spouses) where the speaker has a vested, loving interest in the listener's wellbeing.
• It implies a longer, more patient, and conversational form of advice compared to a simple warning or quick suggestion.

Variants and Related Words

• Khuyên bảo (v): to advise, to counsel. This is a close synonym but may carry a slightly less intimate or patient connotation than "khuyên nhủ."
  • Ông ấy khuyên bảo tôi về cách đầu tư. (He advised me on how to invest.)
• Khuyên răn (v): to admonish, to exhort. This often carries a stronger tone of moral instruction or warning.
  • Bài thơ khuyên răn mọi người sống lương thiện. (The poem admonishes people to live honestly.)

Synonyms

• Admonish: To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
• Exhort: To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.
• Counsel: To give professional or serious advice.

Related Idioms

• While "khuyên nhủ" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases like:
  • Lời khuyên nhủ chân thành: Sincere, loving advice.

    • Cô ấy nghe theo lời khuyên nhủ chân thành của mẹ. (She followed her mother's sincere, loving advice.)

1. Admonish lovingly
   • Vợ chồng khuyên nhủ nhau
     Husband and wife admonish each other lovingly