tu sĩ
Definition
- Noun:
- A religious practitioner: A person who has formally dedicated their life to religious service, spiritual practice, and often asceticism, typically within the structure of a specific religion, order, or monastery.
- A clergyperson or monastic: This term broadly encompasses individuals such as monks, nuns, priests, or other ordained figures who live according to religious vows or rules.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ngôi chùa này là nơi sinh sống của nhiều tu sĩ Phật giáo. (This pagoda is home to many Buddhist monks.)
- Các tu sĩ dành nhiều giờ mỗi ngày để cầu nguyện và nghiên cứu kinh sách. (The clergy spend many hours each day in prayer and scriptural study.)
- Đời sống của một tu sĩ thường yêu cầu sự từ bỏ những ham muốn vật chất. (The life of a religious practitioner often requires renunciation of material desires.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tu sĩ" is a general, respectful term and does not specify gender, rank, or specific religious denomination. The context usually clarifies whether one refers to a monk, nun, priest, etc.
- It implies a formal commitment, distinguishing it from a casual believer or a layperson.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhà tu hành (n): A direct synonym, also meaning a religious practitioner or ascetic.
- Tu hành (v): To practice religion, to lead a religious or ascetic life.
- Ông ấy đã quyết định tu hành từ khi còn trẻ. (He decided to lead a religious life from a young age.)
Synonyms
- Clergy: The body of all people ordained for religious duties.
- Monastic: A member of a religious community living under vows.
- Religious: A person bound by monastic vows.
Related Idioms
- Ăn mặc như tu sĩ: To dress like a clergyperson (implies dressing very modestly or plainly).
- Cô ấy ăn mặc giản dị, gần như ăn mặc như tu sĩ. (She dresses simply, almost like a clergyperson.)
- Sống đời tu sĩ: To live an ascetic or monastic life (often used figuratively to describe a very simple, disciplined life).
- Sau khi nghỉ hưu, ông ấy sống đời tu sĩ trong ngôi nhà nhỏ ở nông thôn. (After retiring, he lived a monastic life in a small house in the countryside.)