tuệ

Một vị thầy tu ngồi thiền dưới gốc cây, ánh sáng tuệ tỏa ra từ tâm trí ngài.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wisdom; Insight; Illumination: In Vietnamese, particularly within Buddhist and philosophical contexts, "tuệ" refers to profound, intuitive wisdom or insight that leads to enlightenment and understanding of true reality. It is the clarity of mind that sees the nature of things as they are.
   • Perspicacity; Acumen: In a more general, though less common, sense, it can denote keen mental discernment or sharpness of mind.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đức Phật có trí tuệ vĩ đại. (The Buddha possessed great wisdom.)
  • Thiền định giúp khai mở trí tuệ. (Meditation helps to open up wisdom.)
  • Anh ấy phân tích vấn đề với một tuệ nhãn sắc sảo. (He analyzed the problem with sharp perspicacity.)

Advanced Usage

• "tuệ giác": enlightenment, the fruit of wisdom; the moment of awakening or insight.

  • Sau nhiều năm tu tập, ông đã đạt được tuệ giác. (After many years of practice, he attained enlightenment.)

• "tuệ nhãn": the eye of wisdom; the ability to see and understand deeply.

  • Nhà lãnh đạo cần có tuệ nhãn để nhìn thấu tương lai. (A leader needs the eye of wisdom to see into the future.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trí tuệ (n): intellect, intelligence, wisdom. This is the most common compound form.

  • Trí tuệ nhân tạo đang phát triển rất nhanh. (Artificial intelligence is developing very quickly.)

• Tuệ tâm (n): a wise and enlightened mind.

  • Cô ấy sống với một tuệ tâm thanh thản. (She lives with a serene and wise mind.)

Synonyms

• Wisdom: The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
• Insight: The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding.
• Perspicacity: Keenness of mental perception and understanding.
• Illumination: Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.

Related Idioms

• Đuốc tuệ: The torch of wisdom/illumination. A metaphor for the teachings or light that dispels ignorance.

  • Sách là ngọn đuốc tuệ dẫn đường cho chúng ta. (Books are the torch of wisdom that guides us.)

• Khai tuệ: To open one's wisdom; to become enlightened.

  • Mong rằng khóa tu này sẽ giúp mọi người khai tuệ. (I hope this retreat will help everyone open their wisdom.)