bình thành

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pacify, to bring peace and order: "Bình thành" refers to the act of establishing peace, quelling unrest, and bringing stability to a country or region. It is an archaic and literary term.
   • To successfully pacify and establish: The term implies the successful completion of the process of pacification and the establishment of a peaceful, orderly state.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bình thành công đức bấy lâu. (His long-standing merit of pacification.)
  • Nhà vua bình thành thiên hạ. (The king pacified the realm.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bình thành công đức": The merit or achievement of pacification.
  • Bình thành công đức của vị tướng được sử sách ghi nhận. (The general's merit of pacification is recorded in the history books.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bình định (verb): To pacify, to subdue. This is a more common synonym.
  • Nhà vua ra lệnh bình định vùng biên giới. (The king ordered the pacification of the border region.)
• Bình an (adjective): Peaceful, safe.
  • Mong đất nước được bình an. (May the country be peaceful.)

Synonyms

• Dẹp yên: To pacify, to quell (rebellion).
• Ổn định: To stabilize.

Notes on Usage

• "Bình thành" is an extremely rare, classical Sino-Vietnamese term found primarily in ancient literary or historical texts. It is not used in modern spoken or written Vietnamese.
• Its meaning is derived from the classical Chinese phrase "địa bình thiên thành" (地平天成), which conveys the idea of bringing perfect peace and order to heaven and earth, i.e., the world.