Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be deported, to be banished, to be exiled: "đi đày" refers to the action of being forced to leave one's country or place of residence as a form of punishment, often by official decree. It implies a compulsory removal to a distant or remote location.

Usage

• The verb "đi đày" is used to describe the state or action of being sent into exile. It is typically used in passive constructions or contexts where the subject is the one receiving the punishment.
• It often carries a formal, historical, or legal connotation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau cuộc nổi dậy thất bại, nhiều nhà cách mạng đã bị đi đày ra Côn Đảo. (After the failed uprising, many revolutionaries were exiled to Con Dao Island.)
  • Trong lịch sử, tội phản quốc thường bị trừng phạt bằng hình phạt đi đày. (Historically, treason was often punished by the penalty of banishment.)
  • Nhà vua ra lệnh đi đày tất cả những kẻ âm mưu chống lại ngai vàng. (The king ordered the banishment of all those who conspired against the throne.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị đi đày": to be exiled/to be banished (emphasizes the passive, punitive nature).
  • Cả gia đình ông ấy bị đi đày đến một vùng xa xôi. (His entire family was banished to a remote region.)
• "án đi đày": sentence of exile/banishment (used as a noun phrase for the punishment itself).
  • Tòa án tuyên án đi đày chung thân cho phạm nhân. (The court sentenced the convict to life exile.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lưu đày (Verb): A more literary synonym for "đi đày," meaning to exile or banish.
  • Nhà thơ bị lưu đày vì những tác phẩm chính trị của mình. (The poet was exiled because of his political works.)
• Đày ải (Verb): To send into exile, often with a stronger connotation of hardship and suffering.
  • Họ bị đày ải đến những vùng đất khắc nghiệt. (They were exiled to harsh lands.)

Synonyms

• Bị trục xuất: to be deported (often used in a modern legal/immigration context).
• Bị đuổi đi: to be driven out/expelled (a more general term).

Related Idioms

• While "đi đày" itself is not commonly part of idioms, the concept of exile is central to many historical and literary expressions about punishment, loss, and separation from one's homeland.

1. Be deported, be banished