Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Wise and intelligent: Possessing profound understanding, keen insight, and sharp intellect; denoting a high level of wisdom combined with mental acuity.
   • Enlightened and perceptive: Characterized by deep comprehension and clear, discerning judgment.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy là một nhà lãnh đạo thông tuệ. (He is a wise and intelligent leader.)
  • Cô ấy có cái nhìn thông tuệ về vấn đề phức tạp này. (She has an enlightened perspective on this complex issue.)
  • Sự thông tuệ của bậc hiền triết. (The wisdom of the sage.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thông tuệ" often carries a more profound, scholarly, or spiritually insightful connotation than the more common word for smart, "thông minh". It suggests a depth of knowledge and judgment that comes from experience and deep thought.

Variants and Related Words

• Thông minh (adj): Smart, intelligent. This is a more general and commonly used term for intelligence.
  • Đứa trẻ rất thông minh. (The child is very smart.)
• Minh tuệ (adj): A literary synonym, also meaning wisdom and intelligence.
  • Đạt được minh tuệ qua thiền định. (To attain wisdom through meditation.)

Synonyms

• Wise: Having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
• Sagacious: Having keen mental discernment and good judgment.
• Perceptive: Having or showing sensitive insight.
• Enlightened: Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.

Related Idioms

• "Thông tuệ hơn người": Exceptionally wise; possessing wisdom beyond ordinary people.
  • Vị giáo sư già được kính trọng vì sự thông tuệ hơn người. (The old professor is respected for his exceptional wisdom.)