nhắn nhủ
Definition
- Verb:
- To give recommendations to, to advise gently: "Nhắn nhủ" means to speak to someone, often a junior or loved one, with care and affection to give advice, reminders, or gentle instructions.
- To exhort, to counsel: It implies a heartfelt and earnest communication, often with a tone of concern and hope that the listener will remember and follow the advice.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trước khi đi xa, mẹ nhắn nhủ tôi phải giữ gìn sức khỏe. (Before going far away, my mother gently advised me to take care of my health.)
- Ông ấy thường nhắn nhủ học trò về đạo đức làm người. (He often exhorts his students about life's morals.)
- Tôi muốn nhắn nhủ vài điều quan trọng với bạn. (I want to gently advise you on a few important matters.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lời nhắn nhủ": A piece of advice, a gentle exhortation (used as a noun phrase).
- Anh ấy luôn ghi nhớ những lời nhắn nhủ của thầy giáo cũ. (He always remembers the gentle exhortations from his old teacher.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhắn (verb): To send a short message, to tell someone to relay information.
- Nhắn tin: to send a text message.
- Dặn dò (verb): To instruct, to tell someone to do something carefully (similar but can be more direct or less affectionate than "nhắn nhủ").
- Khuyên bảo (verb): To advise, to counsel (a more general term for giving advice).
Synonyms
- Khuyên nhủ (verb): To advise, to exhort (very close in meaning, often used interchangeably).
- Căn dặn (verb): To instruct earnestly, to enjoin.
Related Phrases
- Nhắn nhủ ân cần: To advise tenderly and thoughtfully.
- Người cha nhắn nhủ ân cần đứa con sắp đi học xa. (The father tenderly advised his child who is about to go study far away.)
Related Idioms
- Nhắn nhủ đôi lời: To offer a few words of advice.
- Trước buổi biểu diễn, đạo diễn nhắn nhủ đôi lời với toàn đoàn. (Before the performance, the director offered a few words of advice to the whole troupe.)
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Give recommendations to, advise gently
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Nhắn nhủ con emTo advise gently one's juniors
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