tâm địa
(noun) character; heart
Character & personality · Tính cách 325
Lazy or diligent, blunt or sly — describing what people are like.
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tính chất
(noun) a characteristic; property; quality; nature
tính cách
(noun) personality; character; trait
tính nết
(noun) disposition; nature; character
tính tình
(noun) disposition; temperament; character
tư chất
(noun) aptitude; intelligence; intellect
tươi rói
(adjective) very fresh
tảo tần
(adjective) contriving well
tần tảo
(adjective) industrious
tố chất
(noun) inner quality, character, nature
tốt bụng
(adjective) kind-hearted, good-natured
tốt lành
(adjective) benevolent; favorable; beneficial
tứ đức
(noun) the four qualities that women are supposed to have, namely công (“competence”), dung (“beauty”), ngôn (“eloquence”), hạnh (“virtue”)
từ bi
(adjective) compassionate, merciful; benevolent; pitying
tử tế
(adjective) decent; proper; nice
uy tín
(noun) credibility; fame and trustability thanks to goodwill; prestige
vui tính
(adjective) cheerful (in personality); jovial; lighthearted
vững bền
(adjective) strong; firm; unshakeable; sustainable
yêu kiều
(adjective) charming, graceful
ác khẩu
(adjective) too eager to say hurtful things; bad-mouthed, tactless, inconsiderate, etc.
ân huệ
(noun) grace; favour; kindness
ân tình
(noun) kindness; affection; compassion
ôn hoà
(adjective) temperate; moderate; mild; gentle
ăn chắc
(adjective) certain of success or victory; having something in the bag
điềm tĩnh
(adjective) calm and at ease; patient; unflustered
điển hình
(adjective) typical; characteristic
đoan chính
(adjective) honest; decent; having integrity
đoan trang
(adjective) dignified and decorous
đàng hoàng
(adjective) comfortably off; well-off
đô hội
(adjective) characteristic of a major city, urban and lively
đạo đức
(noun) morality; ethics
đặc sắc
(adjective) distinctive; outstanding; characteristic
đặc thù
(noun) characteristic
đặc trưng
(noun) characteristic, feature
đặc tính
(noun) characteristic; feature; peculiarity; trait
đặc điểm
(noun) peculiarity; feature; characteristic
đề huề
(adjective) abundant and/or harmonious
độ lượng
(adjective) tolerant; merciful
đức hạnh
(noun) virtue; morality; honorable conduct
đức tính
(noun) virtue; good quality
ẻo lả
(adjective) weak (from lack of strength); puny; feeble
A cheerful wife is the spice of life. (Strauss, 1998 p. 20)
A happy and cheerful wife brings joy and excitement to life
All the wealth I had ran in my veins; I was a gentleman. (William Shakespeare)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. (Mieder 2006, p. 906)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. (Francis Bacon)
Anger inspires clever remarks, but leads to financial trouble.
Brevity is the soul of wit (William Shakespeare)
Being concise is a key element of cleverness
build character
Develop strength and personality through experience and challenges
Confidence begets confidence. (Strauss 1994, p. 187)
Having confidence inspires others to have confidence in you
Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman
A person's character is judged by their bravery or moral strength, not physical appearance
courage of one's convictions
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Coward: one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs. (Ambrose Bierce)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
cute as a pin
Very cute.
dapper fellow
A smart, well-made, little man.
devotional habits
Horses weak in the knees, and apt to stumble and fall, are said to have these.—Stable.
easy virtue
A lady of easy virtue: an impure or prostitute.
Follow glory and it will flee, flee glory and it will follow thee. (Strauss 1994, p. 832)
Pursuing fame will make it unattainable, but ignoring it may lead to its attainment
give a good account of oneself
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
good and evil
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
greedy guts
A covetous or voracious person.
Hasty judgment leads to repentance. (Strauss, 1994 p. 196)
Making quick decisions often results in regret