Definition

1. Verb:
   • To assist and preserve (said of a divine or supernatural power): Refers to the act of a deity, saint, or sacred force providing help, protection, and sustenance to a person or being.
   • To aid (through supernatural influence): To grant support or deliverance via spiritual or heavenly intervention.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhờ có thánh thần độ trì. (To be assisted and preserved by genii.)
  • Cầu mong Phật độ trì cho gia đình bình an. (I pray that Buddha assists and preserves my family in peace.)
  • Người dân tin rằng vị thần sẽ độ trì cho mùa màng. (The people believe the deity will assist and preserve the harvest.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in spiritual, religious, or superstitious contexts. It implies a continuous, benevolent, and protective form of aid from a higher power, not merely a one-time help.

Variants and Related Words

• Cứu độ (v): to save and deliver (in a religious sense, like salvation).
  • Phật cứu độ chúng sinh. (Buddha saves and delivers all living beings.)
• Phù hộ (v): to bless and protect.
  • Tổ tiên phù hộ. (Ancestors bless and protect.)

Synonyms

• Protect and sustain: To shield from harm and provide support for continued existence.
• Watch over: To guard or protect benevolently.
• Bless and safeguard: To confer spiritual favor and protection.

Related Idioms

• Được trên độ trì: To be under the protection (of a divine power).
  • Cả đoàn thám hiểm an toàn, như được trên độ trì. (The entire expedition returned safely, as if under divine protection.)

1. Assist and preserve (noi' về một sức thiên liêng)
   • Nhờ có thánh thần độ trì
     To be assisted and preserved by genii