rộng bụng
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Definition
- Adjective (figurative):
- Broad-minded, tolerant: Describes a person who is open to different opinions, forgiving of mistakes, and not easily offended or judgmental.
- Generous, big-hearted: Describes a person who is liberal in giving, unselfish, and kind in spirit.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông ấy là người rất rộng bụng, luôn thông cảm cho lỗi lầm của người khác. (He is a very broad-minded person, always understanding of others' mistakes.)
- Bà ấy rộng bụng giúp đỡ các gia đình khó khăn. (She is generous in helping families in need.)
- Anh ấy đã rộng bụng tha thứ cho tôi. (He was forbearing and forgave me.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used to praise someone's moral character, combining the ideas of emotional and material generosity. It implies a quality that comes from one's inner nature or heart (symbolized by "bụng" - stomach, implying inner self).
Variants and Related Words
- Rộng lượng (adj): magnanimous, generous. Often more focused on material generosity or mercy.
- Vị giám đốc rộng lượng cho thêm thời gian hoàn thành dự án. (The magnanimous director gave more time to complete the project.)
- Rộng lòng (adj): big-hearted, willing. A near-synonym, often used interchangeably with "rộng bụng."
- Cô ấy rộng lòng đón nhận ý kiến trái chiều. (She is open-hearted in accepting opposing views.)
Synonyms
- Broad-minded: open to new ideas.
- Generous: liberal in giving.
- Tolerant: accepting of different views.
- Forbearing: patient and self-controlled.
- Big-hearted: kind and generous.
Related Idioms
- Lòng rộng như biển: A heart as wide as the ocean. (To be extremely tolerant and forgiving.)
- Người lãnh đạo ấy có lòng rộng như biển. (That leader has a heart as wide as the ocean.)
- broad-minded, generous, forbearing