Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Virginal, chaste: Describes a state of purity, especially in a moral or sexual sense, often associated with innocence and lack of corruption.
   • Pure, unsullied: Refers to something that is completely clean, spotless, or free from any moral blemish or taint.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tấm lòng trinh bạch. (A pure and chaste heart.)
  • Cô ấy giữ mình trinh bạch. (She kept herself virtuous.)

Advanced Usage

• While primarily an adjective, "trinh bạch" is a literary and formal term, often used in poetic, philosophical, or moral contexts to describe ideal purity.

Variants and Related Words

• Trinh tiết (n): virginity, chastity.
  • Giữ gìn trinh tiết. (To preserve one's chastity.)
• Trong trắng (adj): pure, innocent (a more common synonym).
  • Tâm hồn trong trắng. (An innocent soul.)

Synonyms

• Pure: free from moral fault or guilt.
• Chaste: abstaining from sexual activity outside marriage.
• Immaculate: perfectly clean, spotless, or pure.

Related Idioms

• Trinh bạch như tuyết: As pure as snow.
  • Tấm lòng cô ấy trinh bạch như tuyết. (Her heart is as pure as snow.)

adj

1. virginal, virtuous