tội lỗi
Definition
Noun:
- Sin / Guilt: The state or feeling of having committed a wrong or offense, especially against moral or religious law. It refers to the general concept of wrongdoing.
- Fault / Culpability: Responsibility for a mistake or a misdeed.
Adjective:
- Guilty / Sinful: Describing a person who has committed a sin or crime, or an action that is morally wrong.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Anh ấy cảm thấy tội lỗi vì đã nói dối. (He feels guilt for having lied.)
- Tôn giáo thường bàn về tội lỗi và sự tha thứ. (Religion often discusses sin and forgiveness.)
Adjective:
- Đó là một hành vi tội lỗi. (That is a sinful act.)
- Kẻ phạm tội cảm thấy mình thật tội lỗi. (The offender felt deeply guilty.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in abstract, philosophical, or religious contexts to discuss morality.
- "mặc cảm tội lỗi": guilt complex; a persistent feeling of guilt, often disproportionate to the offense.
- Cô ấy mang mặc cảm tội lỗi suốt nhiều năm. (She carried a guilt complex for many years.)
Variants and Related Words
Tội (n): crime, sin. A more specific term for an individual wrongful act.
- phạm tội (v): to commit a crime.
Tội nhân (n): sinner, culprit.
- Lỗi (n): mistake, error, fault (often less severe than ).
Synonyms
- Sin: an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
- Guilt: the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense; the feeling of remorse.
- Culpability: responsibility for a fault or wrong.
Related Idioms
- Chất chứa tội lỗi: to be laden with sin.
- Thành phố ấy bị coi là chất chứa tội lỗi. (That city is considered to be laden with sin.)
- Tội lỗi chất chồng: a pile/heap of sins; referring to many accumulated wrongdoings.
- Hắn ta có một quá khứ tội lỗi chất chồng. (He has a past with a pile of sins.)