đoái

Thân thiện

Trời cao có thấu, xin đoái thương cho kẻ khốn cùng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To remember with longing; to think of with compassion or regret: "đoái" expresses the act of turning one's thoughts back to someone or something, often with a sense of compassion, pity, or nostalgic affection.
   • To condescend; to deign: "đoái" can indicate a gracious or merciful act from a superior to an inferior, implying a lowering of oneself to notice or care.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà ấy không đoái đến lời tôi nói. (She did not deign to listen to my words.)
  • Anh ấy chẳng đoái hoài gì đến những khó khăn của người khác. (He pays no heed to the difficulties of others.)
  • Xin Ngài đoái thương đến chúng con. (May You deign to have mercy on us.)

Advanced Usage

• "đoái thương": to condescendingly show compassion; to mercifully regard.
  • Vị vua đoái thương đến dân chúng trong nạn đói. (The king mercifully regarded the people during the famine.)
• "đoái tưởng": to think back to; to remember with compassion.
  • Bà cụ thường đoái tưởng về quá khứ. (The old woman often remembers the past with longing.)
• "đoái hoài": to pay attention to; to care about (often used in the negative).
  • Hắn ta chẳng đoái hoài gì đến hậu quả. (He doesn't care at all about the consequences.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đoái thương (verb phrase): to show compassionate regard.
• Đoái tưởng (verb phrase): to recall with thoughtfulness.
• Đoái hoài (verb phrase): to heed; to care about.
• Đoái nhìn (verb phrase): to deign to look at.

Synonyms

• Thương xót: to pity; to have compassion for.
• Để ý: to pay attention to.
• Nhớ thương: to remember with affection.
• Chiếu cố: to show consideration for (a more modern, formal synonym).

Notes on Usage

• The word "đoái" is literary and somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. It is most commonly found in classical literature, poetry, religious contexts, or formal, respectful appeals.
• It often carries a tone of humility from the speaker and implies a significant status or power differential between the subject and object of the action.
• In contemporary usage, its core meanings are more frequently expressed by synonyms like "để ý," "quan tâm," or "thương xót."

Học thuật

1. Remember with longing
2. Condenscend. deign
   • Đoái thương
     To condescendingly show compassion (for someone)