tội nhân
Definition
- Noun:
- A guilty person; an offender: An individual who has committed a crime or a serious wrong, bearing the guilt or responsibility for that act.
- A sinner (in religious contexts): A person who has transgressed divine or moral law, often used in theological discussions.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tòa án tuyên án tội nhân. (The court sentenced the offender.)
- Trong đạo Thiên Chúa, mọi người đều là tội nhân cần được cứu rỗi. (In Christianity, all people are sinners in need of salvation.)
- Hắn ta thú nhận và chấp nhận thân phận một tội nhân. (He confessed and accepted his status as a guilty man.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can carry a strong moral or judgmental weight, implying condemnation. In legal contexts, it is somewhat formal and may be equivalent to "the guilty party" or "the perpetrator."
- In religious or poetic language, it can express a state of spiritual or moral failing beyond specific legal crimes.
Variants and Related Words
- Tội phạm (n): Criminal, offender (more common in modern legal terminology).
- Cảnh sát đang truy bắt tội phạm. (The police are pursuing the criminal.)
- Kẻ có tội (n): The guilty one; sinner (a more descriptive phrase).
Synonyms
- Offender: A person who commits an illegal act.
- Culprit: A person responsible for a crime or misdeed.
- Sinner: A person who sins, especially in a religious context.
- Wrongdoer: A person who behaves illegally or immorally.
Related Idioms
- Tội nhân chiến tranh: War criminal.
- Phiên tòa xét xử các tội nhân chiến tranh. (The tribunal tried the war criminals.)
- While "tội nhân" itself is not commonly used in many idiomatic expressions, its concept is central to phrases like "thú tội" (to confess one's sins/guilt).