tín nghĩa
Definition
- Noun:
- Trustworthiness and faithfulness: The quality of being reliable, keeping one's promises, and demonstrating unwavering loyalty and integrity within a relationship or commitment.
- Fidelity and good faith: A compound virtue encompassing honesty, trust, and the moral obligation to be true to one's word and bonds with others.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Làm người phải giữ tín nghĩa. (To be a proper person, one must uphold trustworthiness and faithfulness.)
- Họ đối xử với nhau rất có tín nghĩa. (They treat each other with great fidelity and good faith.)
- Ông ấy được mọi người kính trọng vì sự tín nghĩa. (He is respected by everyone for his trustworthiness.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tín nghĩa" is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe the foundational virtue in profound relationships, such as between friends, partners, or rulers and their people. It implies a deep, mutual bond stronger than a simple agreement.
Variants and Related Words
- Chữ tín (n): trust, credibility (emphasizes the promise-keeping aspect).
- Công ty đó luôn coi trọng chữ tín. (That company always values trust.)
- Trung nghĩa (n): loyalty and righteousness (often with a connotation of duty, especially to a country or cause).
- Tấm lòng trung nghĩa của người anh hùng. (The hero's loyal and righteous heart.)
Synonyms
- Integrity: adherence to moral and ethical principles.
- Fidelity: faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief.
- Trustworthiness: the ability to be relied on as honest or truthful.
- Good faith: honest intention to act without deception.
Related Idioms
- Giữ trọn tín nghĩa: to keep trust and faith completely; to remain utterly faithful.
- Dù cách xa, họ vẫn giữ trọn tín nghĩa với nhau. (Though far apart, they still keep their faith with each other completely.)
- Một lòng một dạ tín nghĩa: to be single-heartedly faithful and trustworthy.
- Người bạn một lòng một dạ tín nghĩa thật đáng quý. (A friend who is single-heartedly faithful is truly precious.)