vẹn tuyền
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely intact and perfect: Describes something that remains whole, undamaged, and perfect in its original or intended state, often referring to abstract concepts like duty, loyalty, or virtue.
- Fully fulfilled and flawless: Indicates that an obligation, promise, or moral duty has been carried out entirely and without any shortcoming or blemish.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ân nghĩa vẹn tuyền. (Gratitude and obligation are perfectly and completely fulfilled.)
- Giữ gìn tình bạn cho vẹn tuyền. (To preserve a friendship so it remains whole and flawless.)
- Lòng trung thành vẹn tuyền. (A loyalty that is absolute and unbroken.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in formal, literary, or moral contexts to describe ideals, virtues, relationships, or abstract commitments. It conveys a high standard of perfection and completeness.
Variants and Related Words
- Vẹn nguyên (adj): wholly intact, completely preserved in original state.
- Bộ sưu tập còn vẹn nguyên. (The collection remains wholly intact.)
- Trọn vẹn (adj): complete, whole, fulfilled (more common in modern usage for completeness).
- Một tình yêu trọn vẹn. (A complete love.)
Synonyms
- Intact: remaining whole and undamaged.
- Flawless: without any imperfections or defects.
- Fulfilled: carried out completely.
- Unblemished: not spoiled or damaged.
Related Idioms
- Vẹn cả đôi đường: to satisfy both sides perfectly; to have the best of both worlds (literally: intact both ways).
- Giải pháp này giúp vẹn cả đôi đường. (This solution perfectly satisfies both sides.)