Definition

1. Noun:
   • The truth: The quality or state of being in accordance with fact, reality, or actuality. It refers to that which is true, not false or invented.
   • A fact: A specific piece of information that is verifiable and corresponds to reality.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đã nói ra sự thật. (He told the truth.)
  • Sự thật là tôi không biết gì cả. (The truth is I don't know anything.)
  • Đó là một sự thật hiển nhiên. (That is an obvious fact.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sự thật trần trụi" / "Sự thật phũ phàng": The naked/harsh/brutal truth.

  • Cô ấy phải đối mặt với sự thật phũ phàng. (She had to face the harsh truth.)

• "Nói lên sự thật": To speak the truth, to tell the truth.

  • Đã đến lúc phải nói lên sự thật. (It's time to speak the truth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự thực (n): A synonym for "sự thật," meaning truth or fact. The two are often used interchangeably.

  • Sự thực không thể chối cãi. (The undeniable truth.)

• Chân lý (n): Truth in a more philosophical, fundamental, or universal sense (e.g., scientific or moral truth).

  • Tìm kiếm chân lý của vũ trụ. (To seek the truth of the universe.)

Synonyms

• Truth: The body of real things, events, and facts.
• Fact: A thing that is known or proved to be true.
• Reality: The state of things as they actually exist.

Related Idioms

• Sự thật mất lòng: The truth hurts (literally: "the truth loses affection").

  • Đừng giận tôi, sự thật mất lòng mà. (Don't be angry with me; the truth hurts.)

• Vạch trần sự thật: To expose/reveal the truth.

  • Nhà báo quyết tâm vạch trần sự thật. (The journalist is determined to expose the truth.)