thương xót
Definition
- Verb (Transitive):
- To pity / To feel compassion for: To feel sorrow and sympathy for someone because they are suffering or in a difficult situation. This is the core meaning, combining deep feeling (thương) with sorrowful concern (xót).
- To have mercy on: To show leniency or forgiveness out of compassion for someone's suffering or weakness.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy thương xót những đứa trẻ mồ côi. (She pities the orphaned children.)
- Tôi thực sự thương xót hoàn cảnh của anh ấy. (I truly feel compassion for his situation.)
- Hãy thương xót chúng tôi! (Have mercy on us!)
Advanced Usage
- The word conveys a deeper, more poignant, and often more solemn feeling than the more common word "" (to love, to feel affection for). It is frequently used in contexts involving misfortune, poverty, or tragedy.
- It can be used in formal or literary contexts to express profound communal grief or compassion.
Variants and Related Words
- Thương hại (v): To pity. Often carries a slight nuance of looking down upon the object of pity.
- Đừng nhìn tôi bằng ánh mắt thương hại. (Don't look at me with pitying eyes.)
- Thương cảm (v): To sympathize with, to feel sympathy for. Slightly less intense than "" and more focused on understanding.
- Tôi thương cảm với nỗi mất mát của cô ấy. (I sympathize with her loss.)
Synonyms
- Pity: To feel sorrow for the distress of another.
- Compassion: Sympathetic consciousness of others' distress with a desire to alleviate it.
- Feel for: To empathize with someone.
- Have mercy on: To show compassion or forgiveness, especially from a position of power.
Related Idioms
- Lòng thương xót: (A heart of) compassion, mercy.
- Hãy hành động bằng lòng thương xót. (Act with compassion.)
- Đáng thương xót: Pitiable, deserving of pity.
- Đó là một cảnh tượng đáng thương xót. (That was a pitiable sight.)