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Vinh hoa bõ lúc phong trần.

Definition

1. Noun (Archaic):

   • Old male servant: An elderly male domestic servant, typically in a royal or noble household in historical contexts.
   • Beadle/Verger: A minor official in a church, often responsible for keeping order or assisting in ceremonies.

2. Verb/Adjective:

   • (To be) worth the trouble; to compensate; to justify the effort: Indicates that an action, result, or situation provides sufficient reward or satisfaction to make the prior effort, cost, or hardship worthwhile.
   • (To) satisfy a wish or desire; to give vent to (an emotion): Used to express the fulfillment of a longing or the release of pent-up feelings.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Ông bõ già của Trần Quốc Toản rất trung thành. (The old servant of Tran Quoc Toan was very loyal.)
  • Ông bõ nhà thờ mở cửa mỗi sáng. (The church beadle opens the door every morning.)

• Verb/Adjective:

  • Thu hoạch nhiều thứ vậy cũng bõ công cày cấy. (Such a high yield is worth our ploughing and transplanting.)
  • Thành công như vậy cũng bõ lòng ước mong. (Such a success met our expectations.)
  • Chửi cho bõ ghét. (To call somebody names to give vent to one's dislike.)
  • Đó là một việc làm chẳng bõ công. (That is a task not worth the effort.)

Advanced Usage

• "bõ công": to be worth the effort/trouble.

  • Làm việc này mệt nhưng thấy kết quả cũng bõ công. (Doing this work is tiring, but seeing the result makes it worth the effort.)

• "bõ lòng": to satisfy one's heart/desire; to be gratifying.

  • Được gặp lại bạn cũ, thật là bõ lòng. (To meet old friends again is truly gratifying.)

• "cho bõ": to do something to one's heart's content (often for emotional release).

  • Lâu không gặp, họ nói chuyện suốt đêm cho bõ. (After that long separation, they spent a whole night talking in compensation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bõ già (n): An old servant (archaic).
• Bõ công (phr): Worth the work/effort.

Synonyms

• Compensate: To make up for something.
• Worthwhile: Sufficiently valuable to justify time or effort.
• Gratify: To give pleasure or satisfaction.
• Vent: To give expression to a strong emotion.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Vinh hoa bõ lúc phong trần": Honors and glory compensate for past hardships/vicissitudes. (A classical literary phrase.)
• "Chẳng bõ": Not worth it; not worthwhile.
  • Công việc nhỏ này chẳng bõ để bàn tán. (This small task is not worth discussing.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Old man-servant
2. Beadle, verger

verb, adj

1. (To be) worth the trouble, to compensate, to meet one's wish
   • thu hoạch nhiều thứ vậy cũng bõ công cày cấy
     such a high yield is worth our ploughing and transplanting
   • "Vinh hoa bõ lúc phong trần"
     Honours and glory compensate for past vicissitudes
   • thành công như vậy cũng bõ lòng ước mong
     such a success met out expectations
   • chửi cho bõ ghét
     to call somebody names to give vent to one's dislike
   • lâu không gặp nói chuyện suốt đêm cho bõ
     after that long separation, they spent a whole night talking in compensation
   • đó là một việc làm chẳng bõ công