niệm
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- 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.)
- Pray under one's breath (in a whisper)
- Tụng kinh niệm PhậtTo chant prayers and pray under one's breath to Buddha