suy tị

Thân thiện

Anh ấy không nên suy tị với thành công của đồng nghiệp.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be envious; to envy: To feel discontent or resentment toward someone because of their advantages, possessions, or favorable situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy suy tị hoàn cảnh của bạn. (He is envious of his friend's situation.)
  • Đừng suy tị vì thành công của người khác. (Don't be envious of other people's success.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb suy tị is considered literary and formal. In modern, everyday Vietnamese, words like ghen tị or ghen are more commonly used to express a similar meaning of envy or jealousy.

Variants and Related Words

• Ghen tị (v): to be jealous, to envy. (More common modern synonym)
• Đố kỵ (v): to be envious, often with a nuance of ill will or resentment.

Synonyms

• Envy: A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
• Be jealous: To feel or show envy of someone or their achievements and advantages.

Notes on Usage

• Suy tị is an older, Sino-Vietnamese term. Its usage today is primarily found in formal writing or specific fixed phrases. It is important to distinguish it from more common contemporary terms.

Học thuật

1. Be envious envy
   • Suy tị hoàn cảnh của bạn
     To be envious of the condition of one's friend