Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pray under one's breath (in a whisper): To recite or invoke a name, prayer, or mantra silently or in a low voice, often as a form of religious devotion or meditation.
   • To think of, to bear in mind: To hold a thought or remembrance in one's consciousness.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà cụ ngồi niệm Phật mỗi sáng. (The old lady sits and prays to Buddha under her breath every morning.)
  • Anh ấy luôn niệm lời cha dặn. (He always bears in mind his father's advice.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tụng kinh niệm Phật": A common phrase meaning to chant sutras and pray to Buddha. This describes a core Buddhist practice.

  • Các phật tử thường tụng kinh niệm Phật vào buổi tối. (Buddhists often chant sutras and pray to Buddha in the evening.)

• "Niệm hương": To offer incense with prayer; a ritual act in many East Asian religions.

  • Trước khi vào chùa, họ thường niệm hương. (Before entering the temple, they usually offer incense with prayer.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tưởng niệm (v): To commemorate, to remember (often used for memorials).

  • Lễ tưởng niệm các anh hùng. (A ceremony to commemorate the heroes.)

• Khái niệm (n): Concept, notion.

  • Đó là một khái niệm triết học phức tạp. (That is a complex philosophical concept.)

• Quán niệm (n/v): Mindfulness, contemplation (a Buddhist term).

  • Thiền quán niệm giúp tâm trí tĩnh lặng. (Mindfulness meditation helps calm the mind.)

Synonyms

• Đọc thầm: To read silently.
• Khấn: To pray, to make a vow (often aloud but privately).
• Nhớ: To remember.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Niệm danh: To recite a name (e.g., of a Buddha or deity).
  • Pháp môn niệm danh Phật A Di Đà. (The practice of reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha.)

Related Idioms

• "Niệm trước nghĩ sau": To think carefully before and after; to consider thoroughly.
  • Công việc quan trọng, phải niệm trước nghĩ sau. (This is important work; you must think it through carefully.)

1. Pray under one's breath (in a whisper)
   • Tụng kinh niệm Phật
     To chant prayers and pray under one's breath to Buddha