Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Innocent: The primary meaning of "vô tội" describes a person who is not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing they have been accused of. It signifies a lack of culpability.
   • Blameless / Harmless: It can also describe a state of being free from sin, evil intent, or the capacity to cause harm, often implying purity or naivety.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tòa án chứng minh bị cáo hoàn toàn vô tội. (The court proved the defendant was completely innocent.)
  • Những đứa trẻ có ánh mắt vô tội. (The children have innocent eyes.)
  • Họ là những nạn nhân vô tội của cuộc xung đột. (They are innocent victims of the conflict.)

Advanced Usage

• "vô tội vạ": An idiom meaning "completely innocent" or "without any fault whatsoever," often used to emphasize absolute blamelessness in an unfair situation.
  • Anh ta bị khiển trách một cách vô tội vạ. (He was reprimanded completely without cause.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tội (n): crime, sin, fault. This is the root word that "vô" negates.
• Vô tội vạ (adj/phrase): utterly innocent, blameless (as an intensified form).

Synonyms

• Innocent: Not guilty of a crime.
• Blameless: Free from blame or guilt.
• Guiltless: Without guilt.

Related Idioms

• Vô tội như thiên thần: As innocent as an angel; used to describe someone with pure, childlike innocence.
  • Cô bé ấy trông vô tội như thiên thần. (That little girl looks as innocent as an angel.)

adj

1. innocent