Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dominate; to control; to rule: Specifically refers to the act of a foreign power ruling over a country or territory, often implying subjugation and control. It carries a strong connotation of foreign domination and oppression.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Thực dân Pháp đô hộ Việt Nam trong gần một thế kỷ. (The French colonizers dominated Vietnam for nearly a century.)
  • Nhân dân đã đứng lên đấu tranh chống lại ách đô hộ. (The people rose up to fight against the yoke of foreign domination.)
  • Không một dân tộc nào chấp nhận bị đô hộ mãi mãi. (No nation accepts being ruled forever.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ách đô hộ": The yoke of domination/colonial rule. A common phrase emphasizing the oppressive nature of foreign rule.

  • Họ đã lật đổ ách đô hộ của đế quốc. (They overthrew the imperialist yoke of domination.)

• "Thời kỳ đô hộ": The period of domination/colonial rule.

  • Thời kỳ đô hộ để lại nhiều di chứng nặng nề. (The period of colonial rule left many heavy consequences.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đô hộ phủ (n): Historically, the administrative office or government established by a foreign power to rule a dependent territory.
• Thống trị (v): To rule, to govern. A more general term for rule or domination, which can be used in both domestic and foreign contexts, unlike "đô hộ" which is specifically foreign.
• Cai trị (v): To govern, to administer. A neutral term for governing a territory.

Synonyms

• Thống trị: To rule, to dominate.
• Cai quản: To govern, to administer (less oppressive connotation).
• Khuất phục: To subdue, to subjugate.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a Vietnamese verb, "đô hộ" does not combine with particles to form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is contained within the single word.

Related Idioms

• "Dưới ách đô hộ": Under the yoke of foreign rule/domination.
  • Cuộc sống dưới ách đô hộ vô cùng khổ cực. (Life under the yoke of foreign rule was extremely miserable.)

verb

1. To dominate; to control; to rule