tùy tâm
Definition
- Adjective:
- Voluntary, at one's discretion: Describes an action, especially a donation or contribution, given freely according to one's own heart, feelings, or willingness, without a fixed amount or obligation.
- As one pleases, as the heart desires: Indicates doing something based on personal feeling, preference, or spontaneous inclination.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Quyên góp từ thiện là hoàn toàn tùy tâm. (Charitable donations are completely voluntary.)
- Mức đóng góp tùy tâm, không bắt buộc. (The contribution level is discretionary, not mandatory.)
- Anh ấy giúp đỡ mọi người một cách rất tùy tâm. (He helps people very freely, as his heart moves him.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is most commonly used in contexts involving donations, gifts, or support, emphasizing the absence of compulsion and the presence of personal goodwill.
- It can describe a state of mind or approach: acting with a free and generous heart.
Variants and Related Words
- Tùy hỷ (adj): Often used similarly in Buddhist or charitable contexts, meaning giving joyfully or according to one's joyful heart.
- Phát tâm công đức tùy hỷ. (Make a joyful merit contribution.)
Synonyms
- Voluntary: Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
- Discretionary: Available for use at the discretion of the user.
- Freewill: Done or given by choice, not under compulsion.
Related Idioms
- Lòng thành tùy tâm: A common phrase meaning "sincerity is according to the heart," used to express that the value of a gift or contribution lies in the genuine intention behind it, not its monetary amount.
- Chúng tôi nhận quà với phương châm "lòng thành tùy tâm". (We accept gifts with the motto "sincerity is what the heart wills.")