ân nghĩa

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Definition

Noun: - Gratitude, indebtedness: A deep feeling of thankfulness and moral obligation resulting from a favor or kindness received. It implies a lasting sense of debt and the bond created by the benefaction. - Favor and righteousness: The profound sentiment and reciprocal duty arising from mutual kindness and moral obligation within a relationship.

Usage

The word ân nghĩa is a Sino-Vietnamese compound noun, used in formal, literary, or deeply emotional contexts to describe a profound, lasting bond of gratitude and moral duty. It is stronger and more binding than simple "gratitude" (lòng biết ơn). It often describes the feeling of a recipient towards a benefactor and the enduring relationship it creates. - It is commonly used with verbs like mang (to carry/bear), có (to have), đền đáp (to repay), and nhớ (to remember). - It frequently appears in the fixed phrase ân nghĩa nặng sâu (deep and heavy gratitude).

Examples

• (He bears a deep feeling of gratitude in his heart towards the person who saved his life.)
• (The two families live together with mutual favor and righteousness.)
• (To be a proper person, one must know how to repay gratitude.)

Advanced Usage

• Ân nghĩa can be used to describe the foundational virtue in Confucian-influenced relationships, such as between ruler and subject, parent and child, or teacher and student.
• It is a key concept in Vietnamese folk culture, often highlighted in proverbs, (folk poetry), and classical literature, emphasizing the moral imperative to "repay gratitude" ().

Variants and Related Words

• Ơn nghĩa (n): A near-synonym, often used interchangeably with ân nghĩa, though sometimes perceived as slightly less literary.
• Ân tình (n): Kindness and sentiment; emphasizes the emotional affection within the favor, alongside the obligation.
• Ân nhân (n): Benefactor; the person who bestows the favor creating the ân nghĩa.
• Bội nghĩa (v): To be ungrateful; to betray the ân nghĩa.

Synonyms

• Lòng biết ơn: Gratitude, thankfulness (a more general and commonly used term).
• Nghĩa tình: Righteous sentiment and affection (focuses more on the emotional bond).
• Tình nghĩa: Sentiment and righteousness (similar to ).

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• Ăn ở có ân có nghĩa: To live and behave with mutual favor and righteousness; to treat each other with deep kindness and fulfill moral duties.
• Mang nặng ân nghĩa: To bear a heavy debt of gratitude.
• Đền ơn đáp nghĩa / Báo ân báo nghĩa: To repay favors and righteousness; to require kindness.
• Vong ân bội nghĩa: To forget favors and betray righteousness; to be utterly ungrateful.

Học thuật

noun

1. Feeling of gratitude (for favour received..)
   • mang nặng ân nghĩa trong lòng
     to entertain a feeling of gratitude deep in one's heart