sám hối
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Definition
- Verb:
- To repent: To feel sincere regret or remorse for one's wrongdoings or sins, often with a commitment to change. This term carries a strong moral or religious connotation.
- To show repentance: To express or demonstrate this regret through words, prayers, or actions, often in a religious context such as confession or penitential rites.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy thành tâm sám hối về những lỗi lầm trong quá khứ. (He sincerely repented for the mistakes of his past.)
- Cô ấy đến chùa để sám hối. (She went to the temple to show repentance.)
- Sau sự cố đó, họ đã sám hối và thay đổi cách sống. (After that incident, they repented and changed their way of life.)
Advanced Usage
"kinh sám hối": A penitential prayer or sutra; a specific prayer recited to express repentance.
- Các Phật tử tụng kinh sám hối vào ngày rằm. (Buddhists recite penitential prayers on the full moon day.)
"lễ sám hối": A penitential ceremony or rite.
- Lễ sám hối được tổ chức để mọi người cùng suy ngẫm về lỗi lầm. (The penitential ceremony was held for people to reflect on their wrongdoings.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự sám hối (n): Repentance; penitence. The state or act of repenting.
- Sự sám hối của anh ta rất chân thành. (His repentance was very sincere.)
Synonyms
- Repent: To feel regret and change one's ways.
- Atone: To make amends for wrongdoings.
- Feel remorse: To experience deep regret or guilt.
Related Idioms
- "Một lời nói dối, sám hối bảy ngày": (Proverb) "One lie requires seven days of repentance." This idiom emphasizes that the regret and consequences of a dishonest act linger far longer than the act itself.
- Anh ta hiểu ra câu "Một lời nói dối, sám hối bảy ngày". (He understood the proverb "One lie requires seven days of repentance.")
verb
- to repent, to show repentance