lương tri
[lɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˧]
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Meaning · English
(noun) innate sense of right and wrong; conscience
Noun
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Nếu mỗi trang viết của nhà văn không chứa đựng lương tri của con người và của dân tộc mình thì những gì họ viết ra lại trở thành sự phản bội chính nghệ thuật mà họ theo đuổi.If each page on which one author may write weren't embedded with their human and people's conscience, then what's been written out would otherwise become the betrayal of the art they are persuing.
Sau ánh sáng của tri thức là sự thức tỉnh lương tri nơi những con người từng lầm lỗi.Beyond the light of horizon is one's awakening of the conscience away from their sins.
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Sources & notes
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Equivalents & related
Near equivalent
right and wrong
Morally good and bad actions or decisions
English
Near equivalent
mù quáng
(adjective) blind (failing to perceive; unable to distinguish between right and wrong)
Tiếng Việt · via right and wrong
Near equivalent
thị phi
(noun) right and wrong
Tiếng Việt · via right and wrong
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Common questions
What does “lương tri” mean?
(noun) innate sense of right and wrong; conscience
Is “lương tri” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
What is the closest equivalent?
“right and wrong” (English) — near equivalent.