Definition

1. Noun (literary, archaic):
   • Parents: A poetic and respectful term for one's father and mother, comparing their nurturing kindness and vital importance to the three months of spring.
   • The three spring months: The literal meaning referring to the spring season (often the first three months of the lunar calendar).

Usage Examples

• Noun (Parents):

  • Anh ấy luôn nhớ ơn ba xuân. (He always remembers the grace of his parents.)
  • Đền ơn ba xuân là đạo lý làm con. (Repaying the debt to one's parents is a child's duty.)

• Noun (Spring months):

  • Ba xuân qua đi, hè lại đến. (The three spring months pass, and summer arrives again.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in classical poetry, proverbs, and formal, respectful contexts to honor parents. Its usage in modern conversational Vietnamese is very rare and would sound highly literary.

Variants and Related Words

• Song thân (n): A more common formal/literary term for "parents."
• Phụ mẫu (n): A formal term for "parents," often used in written contexts.

Synonyms

• Parents: Father and mother.
• Spring: The season of spring (for the literal meaning).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đền ơn ba xuân: To repay the debt of gratitude to one's parents.
  • Công lao dưỡng dục, con cái phải biết đền ơn ba xuân. (For the nurturing effort, children must know how to repay their parents.)

1. (cũ) Parents (whose merits are comparable with the three Spring months)