Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Patriotic: Having or expressing a deep love, devotion, and loyalty to one's country.

2. Noun (in compound forms):

   • When combined with other words, it forms terms related to patriotism or a patriot. For example, nhà ái quốc means "a patriot."

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ấy là một người rất ái quốc. (He is a very patriotic person.)
  • Tinh thần ái quốc của nhân dân được thể hiện rõ trong chiến tranh. (The people's patriotic spirit was clearly shown during the war.)

• Noun (in compound form):

  • Ông ấy được tôn vinh như một nhà ái quốc vĩ đại. (He is honored as a great patriot.)

Advanced Usage

• Chủ nghĩa ái quốc: Patriotism (the ideology or principle of being patriotic).
  • Chủ nghĩa ái quốc là một giá trị cốt lõi. (Patriotism is a core value.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lòng ái quốc (n): Patriotic sentiment, love for one's country.

  • Bài hát đó khơi dậy lòng ái quốc. (That song stirs up patriotic sentiment.)

• Tinh thần ái quốc (n): Patriotic spirit.

  • Tinh thần ái quốc ấy thật đáng khâm phục. (That patriotic spirit is truly admirable.)

Synonyms

• Patriotic: Devoted to one's country.
• Nationalistic: Having strong feelings of pride in and support for one's country (can sometimes have a stronger, more exclusive connotation than "patriotic").

Related Concepts

• Yêu nước: This is the more common, everyday Vietnamese phrase meaning "to love one's country." "Ái quốc" is its Sino-Vietnamese equivalent, often used in more formal, literary, or ideological contexts.
• Chủ nghĩa dân tộc: Nationalism. This is a broader and sometimes more political ideology that can overlap with patriotism.

1. To be a patriot, to love one's country
   • nhà ái quốc
     a patriot