Dictionary entry
Wisdom
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪzdəm/
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪzdəm/
Myanmar Meaning
ဉာဏ်ပညာ။ စဉ်းစားဉာဏ်။ ပညာရှိများ၏ ဆိုရိုးစကားများ။
Definition
wisdom /'wÇzdǝm/ n [U] ၁။ ဉာဏ္ပညာ။ အသိပညာ။ moral wisdom ❍ I question the wisdom of giving a child so much money. ၂။ ( fml ) အေျမာ္အျမင္။ ႐ႈျမင္ေတြးေခၚမႈ။ listen to sb's pearls of wisdom ❍ the conventional/ received wisdom (ie the generally accepted view) ❍ a woman of great wit and wisdom. ❏ wisdom tooth n အံဆံုး။
Examples
- ‘As if our cheap words and wisdom could somehow rectify the suffering of this world!’
- ‘He thought you might have some pertinent words of wisdom that you could impart upon me to help me deal with my troubles.’
- ‘Ideally
- scholars grow in understanding and wisdom by gaining and sharing knowledge.’
- ‘And if you have any words of wisdom
- or advice about how to make the coming ordeal any less painful
- feel free to let me know.’
- ‘Then we grow elderly
- and we have the greater experience and wisdom of a lifetime with which to understand.’
- ‘His knowledge
- his passion and his wisdom from years of experience were invaluable to our program.’
- ‘So
- do you have any word of wisdom
- especially to any of the new first years out there?’
- ‘I tried to listen to his short but heartfelt words of wisdom
- but nothing came from it.’
- ‘That way
- new readers can enjoy some older posts
- and older readers can get reacquainted with my words of wisdom.’
- ‘I feel like I'm at the stage of converting bitter experience into wisdom.’
- ‘The authors of these guides have years of inside knowledge
- wisdom and practical experience to pass on to you.’
- ‘Just as he was about to deliver his words of wisdom
- a team-mate chucked a bucket of water over his head.’
- ‘They must have a long line for my workshop waiting to hear me impart words of wisdom.’
- ‘For all her power
- he felt she lacked wisdom and judgement
- and it was past time she learned her place.’
- ‘She still has powerful words of wisdom about the need to find peaceful means to resolve conflict.’
- ‘And a stoic is a person who combines the qualities of wisdom
- upright dealing
- and courage.’
- ‘He is also an accomplished composer and well-used to dispensing words of wisdom.’
- ‘It was the voice of a male
- speaking with wisdom behind the simple words.’
- ‘I waited eagerly for words of wisdom from a man at the very pinnacle of his career
- I thought he'd be sure to know what to put right.’
- ‘She was pretty sure that she was the one who gave him the words of wisdom that kept him going.’