Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fault; mistake; error: "lầm lỗi" refers to a state of being at fault, a wrongdoing, or an error in judgment or action.
   • Moral transgression; youthful indiscretion: It can also imply a moral failing or a mistake, often associated with the inexperience of youth.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đó là lầm lỗi của tôi. (That is my fault.)
  • Anh ấy đã thừa nhận lầm lỗi của mình. (He has admitted his mistake.)
  • Sửa chữa lầm lỗi là điều cần thiết. (Correcting the error is necessary.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lầm lỗi của tuổi trẻ": The mistakes/indiscretions of youth.
  • Ai cũng có thể có những lầm lỗi của tuổi trẻ. (Everyone can have the mistakes of youth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lỗi lầm (n): A synonym with the same meaning (fault, mistake). This is the variant mentioned in the Vietnamese-Vietnamese dictionary reference.
  • Cô ấy đã tha thứ cho lỗi lầm của anh. (She forgave his fault.)

Synonyms

• Sai lầm (n): Error, blunder.
• Tội lỗi (n): Sin, guilt (stronger, with a moral/religious connotation).
• Khuyết điểm (n): Shortcoming, defect.

Notes on Usage

• "Lầm lỗi" is primarily used as a noun.
• It often carries a tone of regret or acknowledgment of responsibility for a negative outcome.
• The phrase "lầm lỗi của tuổi trẻ" is a common collocation that softens the blame, attributing the fault to youthful inexperience.

1. be at fault; make a mistake