tư dục
[tɨ˧˧ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
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Meaning · English
(noun) selfish desire
Noun
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Nhưng mỗi người bị cám-dỗ khi mắc tư-dục xui-giục mình. Đoạn, lòng tư-dục cưu-mang, sanh ra tội-ác; tội-ác đã trọn, sanh ra sự chết.[…] but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Sự tương cảm tương ứng ấy lúc nào cũng có, nhưng khi ta để lòng tư-dục mạnh lên, rồi chỉ dùng lý-trí mà tính toán những điều hơn thiệt riêng của mình, thì cái tinh-thần rối loạn đi, cái trực-giác thành ra ám muội, dẫu có cảm có ứng, ta cũng không biết được.That mutual resonance and correspondence is always there, but when we let selfish desires grow strong and rely only on reason to plot our own personal gains and losses, our spirit will grow disturbed, our intuition will turn suspect, and even if there is a feeling or a response, we will not notice.
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Sources & notes
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Common questions
What does “tư dục” mean?
(noun) selfish desire
Is “tư dục” formal or informal?
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