bá hộ

Thân thiện

Một bá hộ mặc áo the, đội khăn xếp, đang ngồi trong nhà gỗ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Feudal honorary title: A title conferred by the feudal administration on a village notable, often a wealthy landowner, recognizing his local influence and status.
   • Village rich man / wealthy landowner: A historically rich and influential man in a traditional Vietnamese village, typically possessing large tracts of agricultural land.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cụ ấy được triều đình phong tước bá hộ. (He was granted the title of bá hộ by the royal court.)
  • Ông bá hộ trong làng sở hữu nhiều ruộng đất nhất. (The bá hộ in the village owned the most land.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bá hộ" is historical and evokes the pre-modern, agrarian social structure of Vietnam. It is rarely used in a contemporary context except in historical discussions or literature.
• It can carry a neutral or slightly negative connotation, sometimes implying a person of wealth who may be miserly or who derives power from their economic status over fellow villagers.

Variants and Related Words

• Địa chủ (n): Landlord. This is a more common and politically charged 20th-century term for a landowning class, often contrasted with "nông dân" (peasant).
• Hào lí (n): Village notables or dignitaries, a group from which a "bá hộ" might arise.

Synonyms

• Wealthy landowner
• Village magnate
• Squire (in a historical, rural context)

Related Idioms

• Giàu như bá hộ: As rich as a (a simile describing great wealth).
  • Công ty mới của anh ta phát đạt, giàu như bá hộ. (His new company is thriving; he's as rich as a bá hộ.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Feudal honorary rank conferred on a village's notable or rich man
2. Village rich man