bí truyền
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Secretly handed down: Refers to knowledge, skills, or traditions that are passed down privately within a specific group, family, or lineage, and are not taught publicly.
- Esoteric: Describes something intended for or understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge; abstruse, cryptic, or secret.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Gia tộc đó giữ một bài thuốc bí truyền. (That clan keeps a secretly handed down remedy.)
- Những bí kíp võ thuật này hoàn toàn bí truyền. (These martial arts secrets are completely esoteric.)
- Anh ta học nghề thủ công theo cách bí truyền từ người thầy. (He learned the craft through esoteric methods from his master.)
Advanced Usage
- The concept often implies a master-disciple relationship or strict familial inheritance, where the knowledge is transmitted orally or through direct practice to prevent it from becoming common or being misused.
Variants and Related Words
- Bí mật (adj): Secret, confidential. While "bí mật" means simply secret, "bí truyền" specifically involves transmission across generations.
- Gia truyền (adj): Handed down in a family. This is similar but lacks the strong connotation of secrecy inherent in "bí truyền."
Synonyms
- Esoteric: Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge.
- Arcane: Known or understood by very few; mysterious, secret.
- Secret: Kept from knowledge or view; private.
Related Concepts
- Truyền nhân (n): Successor; heir to a tradition or secret knowledge.
- Ông ấy là truyền nhân chính thức của môn phái bí truyền. (He is the official successor of the esoteric school.)
- Bí kíp (n): Secret formula or manual; often an object of "bí truyền" knowledge.
- Cuốn sách cổ đó chứa đựng nhiều bí kíp bí truyền. (That ancient book contains many esoteric secret formulas.)
adj
- Secretly handed down, esoteric
- ngón võ bí truyềna secretly handed down boxing hold
- phương thức bí truyềna secretly handed down recipe
- ngôn ngữ bí truyềnesoteric language