tội lệ

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sin, wrongdoing, transgression: A violation of a religious, moral, or legal code; an act considered to be bad, evil, or blameworthy. This word carries a strong connotation of guilt and moral failing.
   • Fault, misdeed: A specific act that is wrong or mistaken, often causing harm or regret.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy cảm thấy day dứt vì tội lỗi của mình. (He feels tormented by his sins.)
  • Con người ai cũng có thể phạm phải tội lỗi. (Every person is capable of committing wrongdoing.)
  • Cô ấy đã thú nhận tội lỗi với cha xứ. (She confessed her sins to the priest.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tội lỗi" is often used in religious, philosophical, and ethical contexts to discuss the nature of human morality, guilt, and redemption.
• It can be used abstractly to describe a state of being sinful or guilty.
  • Lương tâm anh ta chất đầy tội lỗi. (His conscience is burdened with guilt.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tội (n): crime, sin, offense. A more general and commonly used term for a crime or sin.
  • phạm tội (to commit a crime/sin)
• Tội tình (n): sins and situations; often used to refer to one's troubles or predicaments, sometimes with a sense of pity.
  • Nghe câu chuyện về tội tình của nó mà thương. (Listening to the story of his troubles makes me feel sorry for him.)

Synonyms

• Sin: An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
• Wrongdoing: Behavior that is illegal or immoral.
• Guilt: The fact of having committed a specified or implied offense.
• Transgression: An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mắc tội: to be guilty, to commit a sin/crime.
  • Hắn đã mắc tội giết người. (He was guilty of murder.)
• Chuộc tội: to atone for one's sins.
  • Anh ấy làm việc thiện để chuộc tội. (He does good deeds to atone for his sins.)
• Gánh tội: to bear the blame or guilt.
  • Đừng bắt đứa trẻ gánh tội thay người khác. (Don't make the child bear the guilt for someone else.)