lương năng
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Definition
- Noun:
- Innate moral sense; innate conscience: "Lương năng" refers to the inherent human capacity to intuitively know right from wrong and to have a natural moral sensibility. It is often considered synonymous with "lương tri" (conscience).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Yêu lẽ phải là lương năng của con người. (Loving righteousness is the innate moral sense of human beings.)
- Anh ấy hành động theo lương năng của mình. (He acted according to his innate conscience.)
Advanced Usage
- "theo lương năng": according to one's innate moral sense.
- Hãy lắng nghe và làm theo lương năng. (Listen to and follow your innate moral sense.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lương tri (n): conscience, moral sense. This is the more common modern synonym.
- Anh ta là người có lương tri. (He is a person with a conscience.)
Synonyms
- Lương tri: conscience.
- Lương tâm: conscience, sense of morality.
- Bản năng đạo đức: moral instinct.
Notes on Usage
- "Lương năng" is an older, somewhat literary term. In contemporary Vietnamese, "lương tri" is far more frequently used to express the same concept of an innate moral faculty or conscience.
- The term implies an ability that is natural and inherent, not learned.
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